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I am thankful that on my 33rd Thanksgiving in prison, I’ll be allowed an early shower. Thankful to have gotten…
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It was the weirdest thing. Representative Donald Norcross (D, NJ) agreed with me that his Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act…
I got my first tattoo at 15, a Grim Reaper profile with the scythe arcing over its head. My father…
Up through 2021, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) national drug use survey didn't include illicit fentanyl.…