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Opposition to methadone clinics is a deadly concession to Baltimore's NIMBYs
If NIMBYs have a problem with methadone clinics, they should be advocating for drug policy reforms that would make the life-saving medication easier to access.
Baltimore's attempt to treat drug users with compassion still centers courts and cops
For more than 30 years, judges and elected officials have heralded Drug Court and other diversion programs as a compassionate way to offer drug users quality care rather than incarceration. For some, they’ve failed.
Capitalizing on a crisis: Mark Conway's bid for Congress
Councilman Mark Conway has made an inherently flawed response to the overdose crisis a priority — and he's used it to propel his bid for U.S. Congress.
Baltimore is watching the consequences of prohibition unfold before its eyes
The Baltimore Police Department's enforcement of prohibitionist policies continues to get drug users killed. Yet city officials have mostly sat on their hands as the drug supply wreaks havoc on vulnerable communities.
Sober spaces in Baltimore are thriving
From coffee shops to music venues, these spaces play an important role in Baltimore as more people experience the city’s unique culture through a sober lens.
Booze-free holidays and the normalization of harm reduction
It's Sober October, and what may seem like a silly holiday is actually a sign of the normalization of harm reduction. Whether it's periods of abstinence or simply cutting back, these campaigns indicate we're getting one step closer.
Advocates call for state regulation of homeless shelters after survey emphasizes inhumane conditions
Complaints cited in the survey included infestations of bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats. There were also reports of brown-colored water coming from showers, toilets and faucets, as well as expired or moldy food and a lack of wheelchair accessibility.
A deeper look into Baltimore's crackdown on its most vulnerable residents
As long as the city disregards the livelihoods of vulnerable residents while fueling drug-war policing and encampment sweeps, death will be the one constant in their communities. And that is unacceptable.
As compassion in Baltimore wavers, support harm reduction journalism
Harm reduction journalism is more important than ever as the media and city officials disregard the livelihoods of those who use drugs.
Harm reduction or drug war? Baltimore wants to have it both ways
Baltimore is reckoning with an unprecedented overdose crisis, but its leaders have failed to embrace harm reduction instead of punitive drug policy. Its reliance on drug-war policing is a recipe for disaster.
Baltimore Overdose-Crisis Meeting Hosts Plan to Arrest More Drug Users
The strategy depicted by BPD's top brass runs contrary to a consensus among public health experts and harm reduction advocates. For decades, they've warned that targeting drug users is futile and potentially deadly.
The Art of Relapse: Shame, Hopelessness and Suicidality
From the moment I used drugs, I knew I'd love them until I died. Yet I never thought I would weaponize them to escape my anguish through irreversible acts of desperation.