Media + Culture

What Does “Lived Experience” Really Mean?

Policymakers frequently fail to listen to those they serve, making it impossible to understand their needs. “Nothing about us without…

November 12, 2024

“906 Vapor” Tracks Assault on Grassroots Tobacco Harm Reduction

“I never could have guessed,” reflects Marc Slis, “what would happen when I quit smoking.” 906 Vapor is a short…

November 7, 2024

“Ethical Porn” Probably Doesn’t Mean the Porn We’re Producing in Prison

P, serving life in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody, looks at the men gathered in the cell. Three potential…

November 5, 2024

To Me, International Drug Users Day Should Mean Pride

International Drug Users Day, marked on November 1, is very near and dear to my heart. I’ve lost so many people…

November 1, 2024

Why the Demise of Youth Smoking Is an Overlooked Public Health Triumph

Amid the moral panic over youth vaping and a widespread belief that it’s a “gateway” to cigarettes, youth smoking in…

October 30, 2024

Where Harm Reduction Stands Around the World in 2024

On October 29, Harm Reduction International released its latest biannual report on the status of harm reduction services around the…

October 29, 2024

Photographing the Community on Tennessee’s Death Row

From 2010 to 2015 I was incarcerated in Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, the Tennessee prison that houses death row for…

October 29, 2024

A White House Invite for OD Prevention… Then They Shut Me Out

I have been homeless. I have been addicted to heroin. I have spent a great deal of my life as…

October 22, 2024

Nothing Sums Up the Sex Offender Registry Quite Like Halloween

Since 2008, people on sex offender registries in Missouri have been required to post a sign at their home each…

October 9, 2024

SAMHSA-Backed Toolkit Introduces Harm Reduction to Families, Caregivers

The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) has curated a “Family & Caregiver Toolkit,” aimed at those whose children…

October 8, 2024