It was a cold, rainy morning when I walked into “Happy Habits,” our local vape store in the Hudson Valley.…
Using human beings as “guinea pigs” for unethical experiments becomes so much easier when the subjects belong to marginalized and…
Cannabis works as a treatment for opioid use disorder, according to many patients and some limited research. But experts suggest…
The first person I interviewed for this story—days before I knew I would write it, because I felt ashamed—was my…
Opioid pharma—manufacturers of medications designed to relieve pain—has been under the gun ever since the opioid-involved overdose crisis began. Most…
Technical problems. That’s the reason the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) gives for its commenting website being…
The federal government’s move to ditch confidentiality regulations for substance use disorder treatment will increase patients’ exposure to law enforcement…
The attack on patient confidentiality—by the very agency that is supposed to protect it—has begun. On August 22 the Substance…
The federal government wants to weaken confidentiality rules for patients with addictions. This means people who have been in any…
Many years ago, I broke my ankle—tibia and fibula—in a fall from a horse. It was compound and comminuted, meaning…