Helen Redmond
Licensed clinical social worker, journalist, documentary filmmaker, and activist focused on methadone policy and harm reduction; author of Liquid Handcuffs, which critiques U.S. methadone clinic systems and advocates for reform and abolition.
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May 5, 2026 • 40min
Rethinking How America Treats Opioid Addiction
Helen Redmond, Harlem filmmaker, journalist, and licensed clinical social worker with 20+ years working with people with substance use disorder, discusses how methadone clinics feel carceral and trace back to Nixon-era crime control. She explores DEA influence, racialized access between methadone and buprenorphine, COVID-era take-home rules, and international alternatives to current U.S. treatment models.
