In 20 years of incarceration across four different Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) facilities, I don't remember seeing someone…
[Read Part 1 of this story here] When prisoners with release dates enter the final years of their sentence, Washington…
One of the many harms of the stigma society inflicts on marginalized people who use drugs is destruction of trust…
Just before the pandemic hit, when my Washington Corrections Center (WCC) job assignment was Maintenance crew, I fell off a…
When Janis Hughes finished her first high-dose psilocybin trip, she thought she might die at the dining room table. But…
Inside supportive housing facilities in Kelowna, British Columbia, residents who use drugs reported that publicly funded health care services were…
I’ve lived with chronic pain since I was 13. Endometriosis, wherein the sort of tissue that normally grows inside your…
Swallow THIS: A Documentary About Methadone and COVID-19 is currently on tour nationwide. Marilena Marchetti and I made the film…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) wants to revise outdated guidelines for methadone clinics. The agency issued…
On April 4, Wisconsin voters will elect their next Supreme Court justice. Liberal-leaning Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz faces conservative…