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Ryan Hampton

Ryan Hampton is a nationally recognized recovery advocate, community organizer, and person in long-term recovery. He is the author of "Unsettled: How the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Failed the Victims of the American Overdose Crisis." Follow him on Twitter: @RyanForRecovery

Illegal fentanyl is safely handled and contained. (Getty Images/Darwin Brandis)

The fear-mongering narrative around fentanyl has eerie parallels to the crack epidemic

Ryan Hampton
Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in downtown Stamford, April 2, 2019 in Stamford, Connecticut. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, are facing hundreds of lawsuits across the country for the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans over the past 20 years. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

In Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement, OxyContin’s many victims may receive nothing at all

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Used hypodermic needles are seen in a bin at the India Street Public Health Center Needle Exchange in Portland, Maine. (Joel Page/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

As overdose rates reach record highs, it’s time to reimagine American drug policy

Ryan Hampton
Demi Lovato speaks on stage at the Teen Vogue Summit 2019 at Goya Studios on November 02, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Rich Fury/Getty Images for Teen Vogue)

There’s nothing wrong with being “California sober” — Demi Lovato’s haters be darned

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Ryan Hampton (Courtesy of the Author)

Get out the recovery vote: Addiction is a political issue, and it’s time to organize

Ryan Hampton