Tag: health care
Medical Privacy Is Still Our Right in Prison, Unless It Involves Psych Meds
Just before the pandemic hit, when my Washington Corrections Center (WCC) job assignment was ...
“My Fear of Dying Was Erased”—the Call for End-of-Life Psilocybin Care
When Janis Hughes finished her first high-dose psilocybin trip, she thought she might die ...
In BC Public Housing, Older Drug Users Denied Home Health Services
Inside supportive housing facilities in Kelowna, British Columbia, residents who use drugs reported that ...
Endometriosis Is One Reason I Use Fentanyl. Medical Stigma Is Another.
I’ve lived with chronic pain since I was 13. Endometriosis, wherein the sort of ...
Our Film Tour Is Exposing Methadone Clinics’ Cruelty
Swallow THIS: A Documentary About Methadone and COVID-19 is currently on tour nationwide. Marilena ...
Methadone Clinics Angry at Bad PR, But Not Afraid of SAMHSA
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) wants to revise outdated guidelines ...
Abortion, Drug, Medicaid Policies at Stake in WI Supreme Court Election
On April 4, Wisconsin voters will elect their next Supreme Court justice. Liberal-leaning Milwaukee ...
Ten Key Recommendations to Expand Hepatitis C Care in Prisons
All around the world, people in prisons are at high risk for contracting the ...
BC Indigenous Drug Users Describe Pattern of Forced Discharges From ED
In 2011, public health researchers in Vancouver began conducting interviews with people who use ...
Amid Rising Crisis, Georgia Denies Medicaid Expansion to HIV Patients
A Georgia bill to expand Medicaid coverage to people living with HIV did not ...
