Tag: healthcare
Why Are Methadone Patients Still Being Punished for Marijuana Use?
Marijuana, which is now legal for medical use in 33 states and counting, can ...
Beyond Purdue: Our Deadly Unlearned Lessons From the Overdose Crisis
There is a profound moment in the film And The Band Played On, about ...
Drug Laws Undermine Ethics for Social Workers in Child Welfare
As a 20-year-old undergraduate student who had limited familiarity with substance use beyond alcohol, ...
Rethinking Ketamine in Light of a Newly Approved Depression Treatment
On March 5, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the prescription treatment ...
Wound Care and Stigma: Healthcare Must Do Better for People Who Inject
There is a common misconception that people who inject drugs (PWID) don’t care about ...
How a Paraplegic Drug User Became a Victim of Involuntary Commitment
Barely a day passes on my beat without my meeting someone with a harrowing ...
The Tricky Connection Between MAT and Low Sex Drive
Imagine going through opioid use disorder treatment with methadone or buprenorphine, perhaps getting a job and family ...
Bernie Is Back—With a Commitment to Progressive Drug Policies
Bernie Sanders, a leading leftist in the crowded cohort of Democratic presidential hopefuls for ...
How I Started South Carolina’s Only Formal Syringe Exchange
When I was 19, living in New Jersey and injecting drugs, I found out ...
Why Philly’s Smoking Ban at Addiction Treatment Centers Will Be Harmful
Late last year, public health officials in Philadelphia—which ranks second among large cities hit ...
