Content categorized as Addiction

A Call to Action: Establish D.C.’s first safe consumption space

Shane Sullivan, a community outreach specialists at the health clinic HIPS, calls for a safe consumption space in DC.

As 12-step meetings halt in person due to the coronavirus, recovery goes online

Due to guidelines about group gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic, many Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous groups have chosen to move meetings online or cancel them altogether.

Where has COVID-19 hidden the recovery meetings?!

Artist and vendor Wendell Williams explains the importance of keeping recovery meetings open amid COVID-19.

Angela Pounds-Bennett, Street Sense artist and vendor, dies at 54

Angela Pounds-Bennett, a Street Sense vendor and artist died on the morning of New Year’s Day. Her husband Fred Bennett and mother Gwen Pleasant survive her.

Me and My Recovery, Part 3: My Meet with the Devil

Part 3 of an ongoing series by artist and vendor Vennie Hill on her recovery and her life.

Alice Carter, poet and performer, dies at 35

Street Sense Media vendor and artist Alice Carter tragically passed away on December 18, 2019.

Me and My Recovery, Part 2

Artist and vendor Vennie Hill updates readers on her recovery and her life.

Illicit activities provoke bench removal and National Park Service renovations

On Aug. 20, benches adjacent to and across from New York Avenue Presbyterian Church were removed due to illicit activities.

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After 14 years of not being heard, this formerly homeless veteran is a board-certified counselor trained to help others

Xavier Justice shares his road to recovery from addiction with the help of Veterans on the Rise’s flexible program.

Synthetic drug alert activated on Oct 11 after a series of ‘K2’ overdoses

‘K2’ or synthetic marijuana is ravaging D.C. with a series of overdoses.

Opioid crisis surges in DC region

The Association of American Medical Colleges convened a panel of doctors and other medical experts to discuss the recent dramatic increase in opioid-related deaths in DC.

Tricked! Synthetic Drugs

Vendor Marcus McCall shares a personal testimony about his experience struggling with K2.

Good things are coming for these scholarship recipients as they recover from substance use disorder or mental illness

The scholarship from Woodley House will support all five awardees as they complete the certification program or pursue internships and jobs to put their credentials to use.

Experts say housing is the first step on the road to recovery from substance abuse

Housing and substance abuse experts said having housing before attempting to seek treatment for individuals who are struggling with substance abuse increases the likelihood of success.

When our justice system takes a life

Street Sense Media Executive Director Brian Carome alleges the DC behavioral health system, including its mental health court, has failed under the purview of Mayor Muriel Bowser.

DC ranks third in drug overdose deaths in America, DC Council discusses plans to prevent more

Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed a strategic plan to reduce the deaths.

My misery is desperate for my ministry

As a child, Reginald Denny had one household responsibility: clean up after the adults ate, drank and played cards. Denny’s chore paved the way for a battle with alcohol addiction.

This Christmas, a man celebrates the 10th anniversary of reuniting with his family 

Jeffery McNeil’s story of what led him to being homeless, and how he dealt with it.

K2 overdoses spiked for a second time this year

D.C. government, nonprofit organizations and citizens are responding to the most recent spike in synthetic drug overdoses.