Tracey Helton Mitchell MPA RAS is an addiction specialist and recovering addict living in the SF Bay Area. She writes about topics related to harm reduction, addiction, and recovery at traceyh415.blogspot.com.

MIND-ALTERING

Drug treatment centers nationwide have all but disappeared, leaving prisons as the catch all for the millions of Americans addicted to opioids. In the absence of medical experts, this isn’t just dangerous—it’s deadly.