When Going to Jail Means Giving Up The Meds That Saved Your Life [themarshallproject.org]
Before Geoffrey Pesce got on methadone, his addiction to heroin and oxycodone nearly destroyed him: He lost his home, his job, custody of his son—and his driver’s license. So even after he began to rebuild his life, Pesce relied on his parents to drive him to a methadone clinic for his daily dose. One day last July, his mother was unexpectedly unavailable, and desperate not to relapse, he drove himself. En route, Pesce was pulled over for going six miles above the speed limit and charged...