When Kim, a grandmother in recovery, moved to North Carolina to be closer to her son in 2018, she initially had difficulties filling her buprenorphine (Suboxone) prescription because her provider could no longer prescribe her medication across state lines.
“Using Suboxone has greatly helped me not only be free of drugs and alcohol for the whole time being here, but it’s my livelihood,” Kim, who is using her first name only for privacy reasons, told Salon in a phone interview. “I can’t function without it — and I’ve tried.”
