Tessie CastilloHow the Death Penalty Taught me To Forgive My ExLately, I’ve started to feel like a hypocrite.4 min read·Mar 6, 2020--1--1
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…3 min read·Feb 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…7 min read·Sep 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…3 min read·Sep 25, 2018--2--2
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…7 min read·Aug 31, 2018--2--2
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…5 min read·Jul 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…6 min read·Jun 27, 2018----
