Tag: stigma
What I Wish Someone Had Said to Me When I Started Using Drugs
When I began using drugs, I didn’t have anyone I could safely go to ...
The Ways We “Monsterize” Drug Use, Pain and People
[This article is an adapted excerpt from On Opium: Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters ...
Survey Aims to Quantify Societal Stigma Against People Who Use Drugs
Despite recent policy strides like decriminalization in Oregon and authorization of a safe consumption ...
How Can We Improve COVID Vaccine Access for People Who Use Drugs?
Millions of Americans are happy to finally be venturing out of their quarantine cocoons, ...
Can the Pandemic Usher in a New Age of Harm Reduction Awareness?
While still suffering the toll of a deadly global virus, we begin the delicate ...
Drug Use Is Perfectly Compatible With Good Parenting
Many of us are parenting while using drugs. Sometimes with a single drink at ...
“Mind Control Menace”—The FDA’s Comic Attempt to Terrify Teen Vapers
A terrible menace has descended on a small town. It appears to be a ...
In Nigeria, a Young Generation Finds Its Way Past Myths About Drug Use
In the late 2000s, Nigeria witnessed a surge in various kinds of drug use. ...
What It’s Like to Be “Out” as a Person Who Uses Heroin
In May 2019 Louise Vincent, executive director of the Urban Survivors Union, urged privileged ...
“I Can’t Be Friends With You Anymore”—How Stigma Isolates Young Drug Users
One of the last memories I have of hanging out with my friend Jana ...
