Op-eds, Essays & Features
Reported features and first-person essays across the national and Oregon press.
Recriminalizing drugs would be a bad choice for Oregon ↗
Don't Blame Drug Decriminalization for What the Housing Crisis Has Caused ↗
Portland, Portugal and the Lessons of Decriminalization ↗
Harm reduction saved my life ↗
Language Matters: Is This a Drug Overdose or Drug Poisoning Crisis? ↗
The Other Public Health Crisis: How the DOJ Can Flatten the Overdose Curve ↗
What does patriotism mean to US military veterans? ↗
Overdose deaths are a pandemic catastrophe. Here's how Biden must act. ↗
Tensions around police are high. The vultures have swooped in. ↗
An overdose epidemic is raging alongside the coronavirus pandemic ↗
The words journalists use often reduce humans to the crimes they commit. But that's changing. ↗
I used to be addicted to heroin. Oregon decriminalizing drug possession is a historic victory for human rights. ↗
Lessons from incarceration: enduring isolation in times of uncertainty ↗
When almost all your fellow inmates speak another language ↗
My friend and I both took heroin. He overdosed. Why was I charged with his death? ↗
Money changed everything for me in prison ↗
Punishment is no cure for addiction ↗
Incarceration won't fix our drug crisis ↗
Filter Magazine
Reporting and commentary on drugs, treatment, and overdose prevention.
The Spravato Diaries: My Ketamine-ish Depression Treatment ↗
Buprenorphine Access: Telehealth Revolution Faces Uncertain Future ↗
Are Fentanyl Test Strips Helpful for Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Pills? ↗
Thousands of Free Naloxone Doses Hitting Music Events This Summer ↗
Learning the Blues: West Coast Grapples With Shifting Drug Supply ↗
Hip Hop and Harm Reduction on Tour ↗
The US Faces a Naloxone Shortage at the Worst Possible Time ↗
Drug Decriminalization in Oregon: How's It Going So Far? ↗
JSTOR Daily
History and science features drawing on the scholarly record.
Watching an Eclipse from Prison ↗
Early Doctors Diagnosed Disease by Looking at Urine ↗
How Veterans Created PTSD ↗
Book Chapters
Contributions to edited scholarly volumes.
The Ecology of Prisons and the Effect on Mental Health ↗
Punishment Over Prevention: U.S. Drug Policy ↗