Levester Green writes about his time in jail.
Content categorized as Addiction
They had me in hell, in the cell too
Better late than never
Vennie Hill discusses the trials she has faced and the importance of never giving up.
Drug conversation, a flash fiction story
Jaqueline Turner shares a piece about the harm of drugs.
From the Mitten to Maryland part III
Cortney R. Signor shares the third part of her journey with homelessness.
When mental becomes physical
Chris Cole reflects on her first experience with severe anxiety and the healthy coping mechanisms that work for her.

DC’s first transitional drug treatment program for women opens
Samaritan Inns’ new facility provides homeless or at-risk women seeking sobriety with a six-month treatment program that allows them to live full-time in the building while receiving a personalized regimen of therapy and medical care, and later, assistance finding jobs and housing.

To address record overdose fatality rates, DC must establish safe consumption spaces and decriminalize drugs
Shane Sullivan, a harm reduction outreach worker, argues that only full decriminalization of drugs will enable the District to seriously address its increasingly deadly street supply.

Me and My Recovery, Part 5: The statistics
Artist/Vendor Vennie Hill continues sharing her story of overcoming addiction.

Me and My Recovery: Anger management
Artist and Vendor Vennie Hill Bracey writes about their recovery journey.

Who knows best?
I can’t force my client to do anything; all I can do is support him as he sets himself up to meet his goals.

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: 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: Six months clean
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.

Real Science
Real science I feel like a ghetto lab rat Real science My favorite teacher had a bad habit Real science She was a victim of… Read more »

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.