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Glenn Cook's avatar

Tragedies like this will continue to occur as long as addiction is regarded as some sort of "moral failure" without an understanding of the underlying circumstances. And as much as some may want to attribute the treatment of Holliday to a "different time," the life she endured continues for others who are less monied or influential — in less overt but still insidious ways. Thanks for this reminder of her story.

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Jackie Ralston's avatar

Thank you for helping to set the record straight.

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