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Louise Vincent, 49, Drug User Who Led Harm Reduction Movement, Dies (nytimes.com)
5 points by mitchbob 3 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments




> 'Hi, my name is Louise. I can’t stop using drugs, so I need your program,’” she told The Greensboro News & Record in 2021. “‘Oh, you’re going to kick me out because I can’t stop using drugs? Funny. I just told you that was my problem.’”

Something about perfect being the enemy of the good... :)

What a kick-ass and beautiful human being. Here's another more resonant obituary:

https://filtermag.org/remembering-louise-vincent/





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