Media + Culture
Learning to Be Openly Gay in Prison, to Anyone Who Asks (Except PREA)
The experience of being gay in prison has changed a lot since I was ...
BC Doctor Who Organized Pop-Up OPS Resigns Following Retaliation
Two months after organizing one of the unsanctioned overdose prevention sites (OPS) that launched ...
The Czech Cannabis Journalist Fighting a “Toxicomania” Conviction
Stacks of magazines are piled high in Robert Veverka’s office in Prague, Czech Republic. ...
No One Prepares You for the Sex Offender Registry Phone Scams
In April 2024 I picked up a call from an unknown number at the ...
The Systemic Transphobia of the Drug Treatment and Recovery Industry
I have been seeking recovery from alcohol, heroin and pharmaceutical opioid use disorders since late ...
I’ve Always Been Incarcerated With Men. I Never Felt Safe Until This Time.
In the year between paroling out of Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody and ...
White House Reviews Its Drug Control Strategy, Finds It’s Doing a Good Job
In 2022 the White House Office of National Drug Control Strategy (ONDCP) published its ...
Study: Despite Fears, Legal Marijuana Hasn’t Normalized Impaired Driving
Contrary to concerns among some critics that legalizing marijuana would normalize cannabis-impaired driving, a ...
DOJ Sues CVS, Alleging “Massive Public Harm” From Opioid Dispensing
The Department of Justice is accusing CVS Pharmacy Inc. of unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions ...
What I Tell My Kids About My History of Drug Use
The most chaotic period of my life was partly captured on film, for a ...
