Brendan Jacka facilitated this month's RSHR Reading Group focusing on drug user activists describing their experiences with conducting research focused on methadone clinics. Members of the Urban Survivors Union describe their experiences in conducting research on methadone clinics while SAMHSA guidelines are relaxed during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The authors discuss complications in collaborating with academic researchers, specifically power imbalances and structural issues. The authors outline proposed changes to the research process to facilitate mutually productive community drive research.