Harm Reduction 2/2

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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