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Matthew J. Parker: The Continuing Fallacy of Our Word Salad Sandwiches

I shot up heroin for 25 years and never had a problem. I shot up fentanyl once and it almost killed me.

July 23, 2025 · 8 Comments

Matthew J. Parker: A Junkie By Any Other Name

I was a junkie for 20-odd years, ten of which I spent locked up – one fed beef and four (Arizona) state, all drug-related. To feed my habit, I chose to shoplift. A lot.

June 27, 2023 · 6 Comments

Lisa Zimmerman: Missing Billy

You wore sobriety like a t-shirt
with the sleeves hacked off.

January 16, 2023 · 19 Comments

Kavita Babu: What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses?

Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax to cocaine, drugs or counterfeit pills purchased in nonmedical settings may contain life-threatening amounts of fentanyl.

May 11, 2022 · 1 Comment

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