“People live in helpless situations and I know they are stuck in a place where they don’t want to be. I understand because that used to be me.”
“I don’t want another parent to pick out a casket. I don’t want another grandparent to have to look a grandchild in the eye and say ‘your momma is gone.”
Lettie Micheletto never thought she’d find herself on the steps of the General Assembly advocating for better treatment of people who use drugs. Neither did Shantae Owens, Tanya Smith, or…
A new research study on communicating about opioids in Appalachia has published shocking results: stigma is the driving force that keeps people who use drugs from seeking help.
It’s an exciting time to be an advocate for drug policy reform and harm reduction. For the first time in decades, people trumpeting the failures of the War on Drugs…
While the country is obsessing over the idea of “fake news,” let’s talk about some actual fake news: Narcan parties.
The first time Deirdre Sampson (name changed) ever tried to have her younger sister, Kelly, involuntarily committed to drug treatment was after police found Kelly standing on an overpass threatening…
It’s time to talk about people who sell drugs. While the national conversation is trending towards a more humane approach to people who use drugs, sellers are still portrayed as…
Communities have long debated the best ways to handle drug addiction and the crime that can result from it. Should we be tough on crime and send a strong message…
Over the past decade, as drug overdose deaths have surged across the United States, the popularity and accessibility of naloxone has risen as well.