Suboxone is having “a moment.” (It’s about time).
Allison Strong The Radioactive Patient In February of 2025, the New York Times Magazine published an article called “Opiate Vs Opiate” and it was about making Suboxone accessible in an ER setting and setting up clinics for aftercare. This is happening in California in a big way. Public health officials are taking notice of this […]
First Agent Rejection Letter
Allison Strong The Radioactive Patient I began querying my opiate-recovery memoir, “The Radioactive Patient” about a week ago, right after Christmas. This is not my first rodeo. Back in 2018, I made an attempt at querying a book about tardive dyskinesia. Back then, I was confused about the difference between non-fiction and memoir, so I […]
Review of “Rebel Girl
Allison Strong The Radioactive Patient This book started out as a discussion of trauma, but it quickly moved into short stories that were chapters. Learning experiences, stories about Kurt Cobain and Courtney, Indie vs Major Label drama, all that. The review is in the video and I hope you enjoy it. It’s interesting to read […]
STICKER SHOCK at the Pharmacy 2025
Allison Strong The Radioactive Patient So it’s the beginning of the year and I knew my meds would cost more. But I wasn’t prepared for one of my psych meds to cost 391.00 for a thirty-day supply. I did know that under the Inflation Reduction Act, that people on Medicare Part D plans would not […]
Broken Elevator, Broken English
Allison Strong The Radioactive Patient It’s bad enough standing in line at Starbucks, but you know you’re depressed when you go to the DMV and everyone seems to be smiling and laughing. This was my level of depression in the summer of 2018 and it had been a year since I felt right. (This was […]
Reframing My Expectations
Allison Strong The Radioactive Patient Sometimes I think writers are selfish. Let me explain-right before Christmas, a friend who said he’d help me with my website blew off my emails, even the email that simply wished him a Merry Christmas. Wow. Just Wow. In the five years that I’d known him, we’d grown quite close, […]
This is a test
Allison Strong The Radioactive Patient We put up this website with the help of a friend. Now we have to design it! We know there are people (and bots) available to help us, but we are not ready for a big package until we understand until things work! Categories
Why did Teva File Suit Against HHS, CMS?
Allison Strong The Radioactive Patient Teva Pharmaceuticals is the latest of seven drug manufacturers to file suit against the Department of Health and Human Services over the Medicare Part D price negotiations. Teva, anticipating that Austedo and Austedo XR, both of which treat tardive dyskinesia, would be selected for the second round of drug price […]
High-Functioning while Depressed
Allison Strong The Radioactive Patient OMG, I’m depressed. On the 1-10 scale, I’m probably a 5. My brain is scattered. So much so that I worry I’m losing my memory. But it can’t be, I’m only 63, so that’s too early, right? Back to depression: I’m obsessive about every thing I do. I’m having a […]
On not Getting Paid
Allison Strong The Radioactive Patient For the last eight years, I’ve been a brand ambassador and paid public speaker. Sometimes I compose my own talks, other times, I have a discussion guide to follow. I know that everything is in the guide for a reason, and if I analyze each story beat and its purpose […]