1st Person — A Grateful Survivor
“Don’t worry, I’ll stop when I’m ready.” Somehow, that readiness never comes. Or perhaps it simply arrives too late.
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Restorative Justice for Big Pharma?
I think most people understand the concept of making amends for past misdeeds.
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Revolving Cell Doors
In many communities, the push to get the drinker or user “off the street” has turned the jail into an unwilling detox facility.
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When It’s Just Business
I know how often the quest for business success has in the past overtaken and even overwhelmed the quest to deliver good services.
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Crime vs. Disease
…healthcare advocates have to work extra hard while proponents of a more punitive approach simply point to a crime committed by a drug user…
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Why We Don’t Learn From Experience
It reminds me of the addicts who convince themselves that somehow, despite all the pain of the past, this time things will be different.
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In the News: Drug War Ceasefire?
You can’t characterize dead children as collateral damage and not expect it to come back on you later.
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In the News: The Opioid Commission Speaks
There’s a civil rights issue: Over time, suspension of those rights can (and often does) become the new normal.
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In the News: Border Walls?
Battling an epidemic requires considerable cross-state cooperation and coordination– something that’s never easy, even with strong Federal support.
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Pressure Points
This is amazing to people from other countries, where the vote is precious.
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In the News: Care about CARA
For most Americans, addiction remains a defect of character or self-discipline.
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The Exact Wrong Thing
The system that was supposed to help them was unwittingly undermining their recovery.
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Corporate Blues
For instance, a business that isn’t meeting investor expectations might decide to launch an aggressive marketing campaign without a corresponding increase in staff.
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