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Acknowledgements 

Moses: For sharing his story and lived experiences.

Project Advisor Dr. Sebastiàn Ramírez: For working closely with us and advising us at every stage of our project

Professor João Biehl: For granting us the tools and theoretical frameworks to think critically about health from the perspective of the individual and the institution

Onur Gunay, Ipsita Dey, and Nikhil Pandhi – For your dedication to ensuring this course continued smoothly and for providing us with amazing feedback on our critical reflections throughout the semester and helping us to improve our interaction with scholarly sources in Anthropology

Service Focus Faculty Adviser Dr. Yi-Ching Ong: For guiding us through a year of reflection, mindfulness, and service.

Senior Educational Technologist Ben Johnston: For being a wordpress wizard, helping us with the technical organization of the site, and allowing us to use his Annotation word press theme.

Dr. Jeff Himpele: For aiding with the visualization of this project and lending his photos.

Our Community Partner The Creative Resilience Collective: For giving us the opportunity to aid in their mission of combating stigma and working towards a more equitable future

Readers: Thank you for taking the time to read our webpage. We hope this has impressed upon you the importance of decriminalization as well as the potent impact the drug crisis has on many lives in North Philadelphia.