March 2021

By Max Daly and Sam Iravani America’s forgotten drug is woven into the day-to-day fabric of poor inner cities dotted across the country. But it’s never gone global like crack or LSD, while some U.S. cities have remained impervious. Just a few miles from the White House, in Washington D.C.’s poorer neighbourhoods, the trade in PCP is alive and kicking. The hallucinogenic anaesthetic drug – mainly smoked via $20 PCP-soaked cigarettes called “dippers” – is the most frequently mentioned illegal...

So many people are struggling with unhealed, hidden wounds from toxic childhood stress. For some, the pain is obvious. Others might look outwardly strong, capable, and in control. However, unhealed inner wounds cause needless suffering and can lead to a dizzying array of psychological, medical, and functional problems. Fortunately, there is hope for healing—even decades after traumatic wounding from ACEs occurs—enabling us to be 100% there for ourselves, our families, and others we work and...

By Drew Mikkelsen, King 5, March 16, 2021 When the state’s Supreme Court ruled Washington’s drug possession law unconstitutional last month, the ball landed in the legislature’s court to address the issue. Democrats, who control the majorities in the House and Senate, said the matter will be dealt with this legislative session, but citizens should not expect the wording of the past law to be changed to automatically make drug possession illegal again. Sen. Manka Dhingra (D-Redmond), Deputy...