Light up the night : America's overdose crisis and the drug users fighting for survival
Travis Lupick (Author)
"A revelatory, moving narrative that offers a harrowing critique of the war on drugs from voices seldom heard in the conversation: drug users who are working on the front lines to reduce overdose deaths"-- Provided by publisher
xiii, 273 pages ; 23 cm
9781620976388, 1620976382
1252962309
Prelude
Tough love
Trauma was my gateway drug
A moment of need
A safe space for people who use drugs
The Wright Focus Group
A drug-user union of one
All practice up to now
A period of calm
The Urban Survivors Union
Strange dope on the street
Narco feminism
Blow the system up
Harm reduction works
Light up the night
Drug-induced homicide
Reframe the blame
A labor of radical love
Methadone in the time of COVID
Creating space
Epilogue
Afterword
Appendix: The Urban Survivor Union do not prosecute directive