Christopher Moraff 
The Mission to Save Lives by Deciphering Philly’s Volatile Drug Supply
Conditions in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philadelphia, where I’ve reported for years, stand ...
Appeals Court Overturns Ruling That Legalized SCS; Safehouse Fights On
Just over a week before a more reform-friendly administration takes over in Washington, the ...
My Daughter’s Birth Exposed the Medical Community’s Anti-Drug Stigma
In January, a few weeks after my 49th birthday, my partner, Carolyn, gave me ...
Suboxone Is Now a Drug of Choice for Some in Philly. That’s No Bad Thing.
John (not his real name) was a regular on the Avenue. A biracial man ...
How COVID-19 Is Driving Risks in the Illicit Benzodiazepines Market
The life conditions imposed by the pandemic are leading many Americans to seek mental ...
Kentucky Challenge to “Casey’s Law” Strikes Against Involuntary Commitment
One of the nation’s oldest involuntary commitment laws designed specifically to target people who ...
Philadelphia’s Latest Backward Step Is Nothing New
If the War on Drugs were seeking a motto, “One step forward, two steps ...
Police Brutality and Fear: Hits Keep Coming for Philly’s Most Vulnerable
When the current protests began in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 30, something felt distinctly ...
Tensions Rise in Kensington, Philadelphia as Lockdown Bites
Like much of the nation, Philadelphia has come to a virtual standstill. At publication ...
Safehouse Won a Great Victory for Harm Reduction, NIMBYism Blocks It for Now
[Update, February 28: Less than 12 hours after this report was published, Safehouse withdrew ...
