Fall 2025 life updates: Going viral on YouTube; Trump's E.O. criminalizing harm reduction services; my writing projects and methadone taper.

How mu opioid receptors work; what happens to them during dependence / addiction; and what causes ordinary and precipitated withdrawal. Explains receptor dynamics, antagonists / agonists (full and partial), binding affinity, downregulation, and related concepts.

Three of my favorite poems about life and death and some updates on what's going on with me, my methadone taper, and the blog.

In praise of my Negativity Rennaissance; my version of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous definition of success.

Novel, rapid transfer protocols for switching from a full maintenance dose of methadone to buprenorphine in 5 days. With literature cited.

Why the three "best things" about buprenorphine (Suboxone) and methadone maintenance can be detrimental to someone who is ready to leave...

A consideration of some of the most significant drawbacks of Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT), informed as always by extensive,...