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An Injustice!

Death By Overdose or By Ventilator? People Seeking Recovery From Addiction Face Second Epidemic

Massive Budget Cuts to Addiction Health Services Risks 27 Million American Lives

5 min readJul 24, 2020

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Death By Overdose or By Ventilator? People Seeking Recovery From Addiction Face Second Epidemic

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An Injustice!

Back in the Closet: Surviving Homophobia, Heroin, and Rehab in an Intolerant World

I wish I could say that, at the bottom of my addiction, who I was didn’t matter

8 min readJun 18, 2020

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Back in the Closet: Surviving Homophobia, Heroin, and Rehab in an Intolerant World

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Don’t Forget About Us: People Still Need Addiction Care

If people living with addiction can’t get the care they need, they too will die.

3 min readMay 10, 2020

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Don’t Forget About Us: People Still Need Addiction Care

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Finally, Pain Management Options That Bypass Prescription Opioids

The market solution is over-prescribing. The outcome for many Americans is death. Where do we draw the line?

5 min readJan 17, 2020

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Finally, Pain Management Options That Bypass Prescription Opioids

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We Can’t Allow Big Pharma To ‘Check Mate’ Court System and Families Devastated by Opioid Crisis

Accountability for pharmaceutical companies means finally calling out irresponsible, reckless, and greedy behavior.

5 min readSep 9, 2019

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We Can’t Allow Big Pharma To ‘Check Mate’ Court System and Families Devastated by Opioid Crisis

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Substance Use Disorder is a Mental Health Issue

Along with the Voices Project, I am proud to stand with the Mental Health for US coalition.

3 min readAug 29, 2019

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Substance Use Disorder is a Mental Health Issue

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Addiction Unscripted

48 Hours: A Lesson Learned From Two Icons

The untimely deaths of George Michael and Carrie Fisher offer a stark contrast as to why we must end addiction shaming in 2017

4 min readDec 29, 2016

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48 Hours: A Lesson Learned From Two Icons

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Addiction Unscripted

Why I Started Facing Addiction Out Loud

My journey from heroin to delegate at the Democratic National Convention

5 min readMay 14, 2016

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Ryan Hampton

Author, “American Fix: Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis—and How to End It.” Activist. Writer. Dog Lover. Friend. In recovery from addiction, est. 2/2/15.

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