“The pill worked like magic, ease spreading through me pleasantly until I felt normal again.”
drug addiction
Posted inEditor's Pick
The War Over Safe Drug Supply in Vancouver
Are they “martyrs in the war on drugs or reckless agitators”?
Posted inEditor's Pick
Pain and Suffering
“There were several obstacles to treating Marshall’s pain, but the greatest was the stigma of opioids.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
A Rescue Dog Saved Him From Addiction
“I’ll give her the best four months possible.”
Posted inNonfiction
Postcard from the (Literal) Edge
In an excerpt from her recovery memoir, Erin Khar recalls the depths of her self-destruction as a heroin addict.
Posted inNonfiction
Addiction’s Seismic Effects on a Family
A mother confronts the painful truths of trying to save a son who’s a danger not only to himself, but to the rest of the family as well.
Posted inNonfiction
A Beautiful, Rugged Place: Erosion of the Body
The life-long writer, teacher, and activist believed she could save a piece of land or a species, but after her brother took his life, she questioned her optimism and how to grieve for him and the planet.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
The Light Years
After his parents pushed him out of their home, a teenager descended into the drug-fueled counterculture of the 1970s American West.
Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Living to Tell About It
Struggling with trauma, sexual objectification, and self-harm, the teenage T Kira Madden found salvation in her close relationships with other young women.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Overdose Video: America’s Latest Genre of Horror Film
Posting videos of the drug addicted in active overdose to social media in a bid to publicly shame them to get clean is as about as effective as you’d expect it to be.