Bill Kinkle

Bill is a person in recovery, a nurse, a paramedic and an advocate working at the intersection of harm reduction and recovery. Bill is also the co-host of the Health Professionals in Recovery Show, a podcast designed to open the conversation for healthcare professionals suffering with problematic substance use and recovery in a profession hostile to drug use. He lives in Philadelphia.

The Lessons of My Near-Death Experience With Medetomidine

A misguided nurse coinciding with the arrival of medetomidine in the drug supply nearly proved fatal for me. It’s impossible…

January 21, 2026

Why Are Nurses Denied Effective Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?

One of the greatest hypocrisies in medicine is the restriction of standard-of-care medications for health professionals with opioid use disorder.…

March 3, 2020

My Friend Died Because of Philly’s Addiction-Treatment Smoking Ban

I met Bobby in 2011, when we were both residents in a local recovery house. Bobby was 19 years old…

February 18, 2020