Kenneth Anderson founded HAMS (Harm Reduction, Abstinence and Moderation Support) in 2007 as a free online support group for people…
“I admitted I was powerless over my addiction” is a phrase I only uttered under extreme duress, monitored by a…
A New York district judge has ordered upstate Jefferson County to offer medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to all…
Society tends to view banned drugs and their use in binary terms. People who disclose drug use are instantly assumed…
Applications have opened for Canadian researchers seeking federal funding to study psilocybin treatments for substance use disorder (SUD), as well…
After two months, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has directly caused unknown tens of thousands of deaths, with widespread evidence of…
COVID-19 made us rethink how and why we were doing all kinds of things simply out of routine. Why do…
Dawn Troutt, of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, lost her 38-year-old son to a fentanyl-involved overdose on July 22, 2019. Her son,…
The parents of a 13-year-old middle school student brought their son to a counselor of my acquaintance. “He spends all…
Five years ago, I called the hotline for adult psychological services at a major university hospital’s psychiatry department. After completing…