Polydrug use is the norm, not the exception. Increased risks are associated with certain combinations, but it matters to understand…
There’s an eerie calm as I step off the bus on the corner of Broadway and Straight in Paterson, New…
This is the worst phone call of my life. It wakes me before 7 am on the Tuesday after Labor…
A common misconception about people who use heroin is that they all want to get as high as possible, that…
Two current films wonder about the nature of addiction—one involving obsessive love, the other heroin use without the usual addictive…
To mark International Overdose Awareness Day, I went out on the streets of Harlem and asked people for their thoughts…
New York City's syringe service programs (SSPs) are successfully getting harm reduction resources into the hands of the most vulnerable…
Between 2015 and 2018, transgender women incarcerated in New York City’s first-of-its-kind Transgender Housing Unit (THU) were deprived of access…
Communities most impacted by the overdose crisis are more likely to back groundbreaking interventions like safe consumption sites (SCS) in…
For most people addiction is situational and of limited duration. In some cases, such as people in war zones, the…