Johnny Bousquet should have gone to urgent care earlier. He has insurance and plenty of sick time. But after decades of feeling beat up, ignored, and shamed by the medical system as a recovering ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Last year, more than 107,000 people died from a drug ...

In the U.S. legal community, there is extensive formal treatment of issues relating to substance use. After all, substance use is often illegal or regulated, and there is prominent case law touching ...

When we published The Stigma of Addiction: An Essential Guide earlier this year, many were surprised to learn that it is one of the only books that focuses on stigma directed toward those with ...

A program in Seattle is helping people in drug and alcohol recovery overcome barriers to medical care in an effort to keep them off the street. A... Johnny Bousquet should have gone to urgent care ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Alexandra Skouzes is a D.C. resident who is a certified ...