Elizabeth Lore

Sep 19, 2024 | filtermag.org | Elizabeth Lore |Elizabeth Brico

If you pay attention to the news, you’ve likely heard of naloxone, the medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. But naloxone (commonly distributed as Narcan) is not the only tool for overdose response, and harm reductionists are urging the public to be more aware of the vital technique of rescue breathing. Rescue breathing involves repeatedly breathing into the mouth of someone who is unresponsive, until they are able to resume normal breathing.

Jul 23, 2024 | filtermag.org | Elizabeth Brico |Elizabeth Lore

Truth is, I don’t much remember having post-traumatic stress disorder. Oh, I remember the story of it. I told it enough times, for long enough. As a teenager, I was abused for four years by an older man. I nearly died. I developed full-on PTSD, with flashbacks and nightmares and crippling anxiety and suicidal depression. I used heroin to cope. I nearly died several times from overdose. I tried therapy. I tried medication, for the PTSD and the addiction.