Previous Writing and Interviews
2026
2025
- Los Angeles Times Op-Ed, “Contributor: Stigma only makes drug use more dangerous.”
- News10 ABC, “Third annual ENC Recovery Together Conference headlined by Anna Stein and Jeff Jackson.”
- Drug Policy Alliance, “Response to Keith Humprey’s NYT Op-Ed.”
- Drug Policy Alliance, “Stephen Murray survived an overdose. Now he works to prevent them.”
- Totally Preventable Podcast, “Stephen Murray SafeSpot.”
- Ad Council / National Council for Mental Wellbeing, “Start With Hope Campaign”
- MetroWest Daily News, “Why a Westborough legislator says ‘everyone who is willing’ should carry Narcan”
- Berkshire Eagle, “Would you like some Narcan?”
- WAMC, “Volunteers will work to spread overdose awareness across Berkshire County.”
- Texas Observer, “Texas’ War on Drug Users.”
- The Boston Globe, “A promise fulfilled: mother launches ‘overdose awareness’ license plate after son’s death.”
2024
- The Washington Post, “These people used Narcan to save lives. Here’s how they did it.”
- This American Life (re-run episode), “The Call: One call to a very unusual hotline and everything that followed.”
- CBC Radio, “Overdose deaths saw a sharp drop in the U.S. Experts hope it’s not a blip.”
- The Washington Post, “Fatal overdoses often happen when users alone. Hotlines can save lives.”
- The New York Times, “Drug overdose deaths dropping drastically, but the exact causes unclear.”
- AMERSA Talks Podcast, “Emerging Overdose Detection Technologies and Hotlines.”
- State House News Service, “SHNS Talks With SafeSpot’s Stephen Murray.”
- Dopey Podcast, “Episode 485.”
- Salon, “All of my friends are dead”: The overdose crisis is taking toll on harm reduction workers.”
- Public Health Post, “A Profile on Kimber King.”
- International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users, “A journey through overdose prevention sites across Europe.”
- Dopey Podcast, “Episode 462.”
- The Boston Globe, “Tranq and other drugs are causing harder-to-revive overdoses across Mass.”
- Boston University School of Public Health News, “Alum Directs First State-Funded Hotline to Help Prevent Overdoses.”
- The Regimen Podcast, “The Regimen on Recovery with Stephen Murray Part 2.”
- The Regimen Podcast, “The Regimen on Recovery with Stephen Murray Part 1.”
- WAMC, “Observes note Healey’s silence on opioid overdose deaths.”
- Rethinking Rock Bottom Podcast, “Ambivalence is Normal – Approaching Substance Use from the Sibling Perspective with Meg and Stephen.”
2023
- Grayken Center for Addiction TTA YouTube Channel, “How to use an overdose prevention helpline.”
- The Kicks Shrink Podcast, “Overdose Prevention in the Opioid Crisis Through Harm Reduction.”
- The Boston Globe, “State unveils plans to expand Mass. Overdose Prevention Helpline.”
- This Week in Worcester, “Mass. Overdose Prevention Helpline Receives $350,000 in State Funding.”
- WBUR, “State funds Mass. Hotline to reduce risk of fatal overdoses.”
- Salon, “Stimulants may be driving a ‘fourth wave’ of the overdose crisis, with deaths at an all-time high.”
- Slate, “What Next: This American Life.”
- WAMC, “Former North Adams first responder featured on ‘This American Life’ says harm reduction saves lives amid opioid epidemic.”
- This American Life, “The Call: One call to a very unusual hotline and everything that followed.”
- Salon, “Parents reeling as ADHD drug shortage stretching into 10th month collides with starting school.”
- Dartmouth Week, “Overdose resources, awareness brought to Memorial Stadium.”
- Worcester Magazine, “’Everywhere I turn, I’m confronted by death’: Life and loss on display at overdose vigil.”
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette, “Mass. Lawmakers get demo on how to save a life using Narcan.”
- Wavelengths 97.9, “Vargas Says State House Training Helps Reverse Stigma Around Opioid Overdose Treatment.”
- WWLP, “Grieving Workforce member shares life-saving techniques.”
- WWLP, “Massachusetts urging residents to stock Naloxone to prevent overdose deaths.”
- State House News Service, “Grieving Workforce’ Member Shares Life Saving Techniques.”
- Berkshire Eagle, “Northern Berkshire EMS piloting a post-overdose outreach program to reduce opioid overdose deaths.”
- Berkshire Eagle, “It was a cornerstone of the DA’s race. Here’s what is happening with low-level drug crimes in Berkshire County.”
- Berkshire Eagle, “Experts says ‘everyone’ should have easy access to Narcan.”
- NBC10 Boston, “A drug meant to sedate large animals is being used on the streets.”
- Boston Globe, “After a spat with the RMV, this BMC researcher is taking his ‘NARCAN’ license plate on the road.”
- Berkshire Eagle, “This overdose survivor didn’t take no from the RMV. It listened, then OK’d a ‘NARCAN’ plate.”
- New Hampshire Public Radio, “’It’s kind of Russian Roulette’: How an animal tranquilizer is adding new risks to street drugs in New Hampshire.”
- Berkshire Eagle, “An animal tranquilizer is turning up in the illicit drug supply, including in the Berkshires.”
- Associated Press, “Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives.”
2022
- Health City, “As a former paramedic and overdose survivor, EMTs need better drug training.”
- iBerkshire, “BCC Announces 40 under Forty winners.”
- Boston University School of Public Health, “Professor, student recognized at 17th Annual McCahan Education Day.”
- WBUR, “As cocaine and meth use rise in Mass., state commission outlines action plan.”
- EMS World Magazine (Cover Story), “Fentanyl fear and facts.”
- Berkshire Eagle, “Our opinion.”
- Berkshire Eagle, “Berkshire communities will share $4.5 million from an opioid settlement. Now they are figuring out how to spend it.”
- Berkshire Eagle, “Compassion, community and medication: What recovery and hope look like in the Berkshires opioid epidemic.”
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio, “Berkshire resident co-authors paper calling on increased Naloxone access as opioid epidemic continues.”
- WWLP, “Justice department signals possible SIF.”
- Filter Magazine, “Doubling down on the Fentanyl myths.”
2021
- Berkshire Eagle, “First responder naloxone expansion.”
- Harvard University, The Crimson, “Preventing preventable death.”
- WWLP I-Team, “Dramatic rise in opioid related deaths.”
- WWLP I-Team, “Overdose safety hotline expands.”
- Filter Magazine, “’Never use alone’: Free 24-hour hotline expands across New England.”
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio, “Testifying at the Mass State House.”
- Boston University School of Public Health, “Student Spotlight: Student uses harm reduction to tackle overdose crisis.”
- Berkshire Eagle, “Voices of Recovery Event.”
- Berkshire Eagle, “Kimber would be dead.”
- Berkshire Non-Profit Awards, “2021 Nominee.”
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