Stories by Tessie Castillo

Tessie Castillo is a public health coordinator at the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition in Durham, NC, and a Board member of Witness for Peace.  subscribe to Tessie Castillo's feed

Big Pharma Company Jacks Up Price of Overdose Life Saver by 1100%: Now, More People Will Die

Posted on: Apr 8, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Naloxone is key to fighting overdose deaths, but sky-high prices threaten community distribution programs.

Southern States Outlaw Syringe Exchanges Used to Prevent Disease

Posted on: Dec 6, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Southern syringe exchange programs struggle with little funding, limited supplies and unfavorable public opinion.

Role-Reversal: Some Cops Have Started Saving Lives From Overdose, Not Just Arresting Drug Users

Posted on: Aug 30, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Some officers aren't looking to make drug arrests; they want to save overdose victims from death.

In Its Mad and Hopeless War on Cocaine, the US Has Destroyed the Lives of Millions of Innocent Farmers in Colombia

Posted on: Jul 9, 2012, Source: AlterNet

What the U.S. government is doing in Colombia has not slowed drug trafficking, but rather, created millions more victims through fumigation and displacement.