Tag: opioids
A Year After I Quit Drugs, the Stigma Still Haunts Me
From the moment I began openly acknowledging my opioid use—often via self-deprecating jokes, at ...
Hurricane Maria Flagged Post-Disaster Drug Harm Reduction Needs
Hurricane Maria was one of the worst natural disasters that the United States—and in ...
I Used Ketamine for Buprenorphine Withdrawal; It Gave Me Peace of Mind
Ketamine washed my thoughts away. It was quite a feat, really. Fifteen years living ...
Benzo Withdrawal Terrifies Me. “Treatment” Keeps Requiring It.
As a teenager I was always anxious, to the point I never felt comfortable ...
After a Program Handed Out Heroin Pipes, Some People Injected Less
Smoking heroin and other opioids can help people to avoid some of the harms ...
The State of Research on Cannabis as an Opioid “Exit Drug”
It’s legal for adult use in 19 states, two territories and DC, and for ...
Legalizing Medical Marijuana Would Immediately Lower Prescription Opioid Use, Study Shows
Another study has found that giving people legal access to medical marijuana can help ...
A State-by-State Guide to the Cruelty of the Methadone Clinic System
A chart book of blue national maps newly compiled by Pew Charitable Trusts is ...
Are Fentanyl Test Strips Helpful for Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Pills?
The chocolate chip cookie theory of fentanyl distribution in counterfeit “pharmaceutical” pills holds that ...
Newsom Vetoes Safe Consumption Sites in California
On August 22, just hours before a deadline, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that ...
