Sessi is an independent drug journalist and drug-user activist. She lives in New York City.
When the harm reduction movement emerged, survival was front of mind: Policymakers were leaving drug users, sex workers and queer and…
The harm reduction and LGBTQ health movements have unexpectedly lost a leader, David Stuart. On January 12, the news was…
In Nevada, sex workers living with HIV have been uniquely targeted by the state, facing harsher punishments than their seronegative…
From the get-go, sex worker activists knew nothing good would come from FOSTA, a 2018 law that formally makes online…
Congresswoman Cori Bush, representing St. Louis, Missouri in the House of Representatives, has broken new ground by indicating her support…
Drug warriors have long deployed disinformation to justify panics and crackdowns. Kratom, an unregulated plant-based product used by many to…
A group of doctors defended themselves in a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Attorney’s Office for the District…
Tamera Lynn Stewart had been taking prescribed opioids for 12 years to treat her chronic pain, following some cancer-related surgeries.…
The United States federal government has taken a step to make good on its late 2020 endorsement of fentanyl testing…
The United Kingdom is moving forward with its plan to impose harsher punishments on people who use GHB—a chemical naturally…