Elizabeth Brico Elizabeth Brico

    Elizabeth is a journalist from the Pacific Northwest. Her work has appeared in publications including Vox, Tonic/Vice, TalkPoverty, HealthyPlace and The Establishment. She has an MFA in Writing and Poetics from Naropa University. She also writes about trauma, addiction, and recovery on her blog, Betty’s Battleground.

    Judges and Lawyers Ignorant of MAT Require Urgent Education Efforts

    When Jarrod* went before a Clinton County, New York judge in November 2017 to ...

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    Let’s Embrace the Christmas Miracle of Naloxone

    It does one thing and one thing only. It brings people back to life. ...

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    Stigma and Strip Searches: We Still Treat People on Methadone as Less Than Human

    Have you ever noticed how quiet a cold morning feels? Something about the coldness ...

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    Six Months Since My Daughters Were Taken, Here’s How the System Punishes Past Drug Use

    The ground feels unsteady, like there’s some dark ocean lurching beneath the wide flat ...

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