One of the most intriguing emails I have ever received hit my inbox in 2021. This, in part, is how…
In 2020, Ronald Richardson and his friends who used drugs in Philadelphia began noticing wounds forming on their bodies. This…
President Biden has released his budget request for fiscal year 2024, including funding increases for harm reduction programs. It would…
Asking for help requires humility, but you shouldn’t have to humble yourself into the dirt and kiss someone’s feet to…
From the moment I began openly acknowledging my opioid use—often via self-deprecating jokes, at least to friends—people shamed me. This…
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Despite significant strides in drug policy in recent decades, and changing attitudes about some substances, stigmatization of people who use…
Counties across the state of New Jersey trumpet their commitment to ending stigma against people with addiction. In 2018, for…
After two months, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has directly caused unknown tens of thousands of deaths, with widespread evidence of…
In some hospitals in the United States, doctors will send people home with prescriptions for opioid use disorder medications like…