Tessie CastilloHow the Death Penalty Taught me To Forgive My ExLately, I’ve started to feel like a hypocrite.Mar 6, 20201Mar 6, 20201
Tessie CastilloThe Downside of Emotional HealingA couple months ago, I began a healing journey. For years, my ability to feel emotions had eroded until I had dulled not only sensations…Feb 26, 2020Feb 26, 2020
Tessie CastilloHow the Criminal Justice System has Co-Opted Drug TreatmentIt was a sweltering summer day and the air conditioner sputtered in the small classroom as I stood up in front of two-dozen very angry…Sep 30, 2018Sep 30, 2018
Tessie CastilloNC City Values the Comfort of Home Owners Over the Lives of the HomelessIn 2010 I joined a team of North Carolinians committed to confronting the impacts of intravenous drug use with effective public health…Sep 25, 20182Sep 25, 20182
Tessie CastilloIn Memory of Dan Bigg, Harm Reduction GodfatherWhen I think of Dan Bigg, I think of Santa Claus — not a jolly, red-suited figure of lore who delivers tricycles and wooden horse rockers…Aug 31, 20182Aug 31, 20182
Tessie CastilloWhy the Recovery Community is Embracing Harm ReductionNot long ago the recovery community and the harm reduction community were often at odds. The two groups clashed over ideological…Jul 31, 2018Jul 31, 2018
Tessie CastilloHeard of the 911 Good Samaritan Law? It Could Save Your LifeSean O’Donnell was a typical Southern teenager. His mother recalls him as a boy who loved to hunt duck and deer and to sleep in a hammock…Jun 27, 2018Jun 27, 2018