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Kim May
Sep 30, 20204 min read
Fentanyl & Harm Reduction
Harm reduction practitioners accept that not all substance use is problematic. Perhaps this is a crude metaphor, but let’s compare it to...
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Kim May
Sep 23, 20205 min read
Methadone Treatment: An Overview
For many years I worked at a methadone clinic. Although I learned many important things about being a clinician in graduate school, I...
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Kim May
Sep 8, 20205 min read
Continuum of Use
Often, substance use is viewed from a binary perspective. You either use or you do not. Therefore, many treatment approaches treat...
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Kim May
Aug 25, 20204 min read
Why alcohol and cocaine just don’t mix
Many people feel that the best way to use cocaine is to use it with alcohol. People like the perceived counterbalance they feel occur...
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Kim May
Jul 28, 20204 min read
Heroin and Harm Reduction
Most of us do things every day to mitigate harm to ourselves and each other. We use sunscreen to protect us from harmful UV rays. We wear...
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Kim May
Jun 23, 20205 min read
Craving.
There is a lot about addiction that seems paradoxical. Illogical even. However, it turns out one can be perfectly rational and have a...
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Kim May
May 12, 20203 min read
Substance use, shame & stigma
I worked at a methadone clinic for almost 5 years. During that time, when I told people where I worked, I was usually met with one of...
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Kim May
Mar 17, 20203 min read
Naloxone Saves Lives
By now most of us know someone who has struggled with substance use. Unfortunately, most of us also know someone who has died as a result...
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