Methadone Blues for the Uninsured
California Health Report by Julia Landau on 08/15/2012
For Robinson, methadone is essential to staying heroin-free. But the process of getting it—as an uninsured and unemployed man—tested his dedication to live a drug-free life. Like millions of other Americans, Robinson is too young, able-bodied, or childless to qualify for assistance. Robinson got into treatment through a “free slot”—a kind of methadone lottery, where the prize is six months of free treatment. A yearly grant from Alameda County pays for roughly twelve free slots a year. Robinson’s access to methadone amounted to random luck. Read more...
Nausheen Husain, Class of 2014
Why did you decide to apply to and attend the J-School?
I just missed the digital media boat during college, so I wanted to come back to school to develop some multimedia and web skills. Berkeley is one of the best schools for my interests and was my first choice for graduate school. Read more
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