After surviving four heroin overdoses, Heather Wetzel hopes she can stay clean for her daughter.
Sarah Weiser
Sarah Weiser is a Producer and photographer at Retro Report. Previously, she worked as a photojournalist and reporter across the country, at newspapers in Washington, Illinois, and Utah.
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How Heroin Addiction’s Rural Spread Changed the War on Drugs
From time to time over the past 40 years, efforts were made to treat heroin addiction as a public health instead of a crime problem. But they were not successful.
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From Crack Babies to Oxytots: Lessons Not Learned
In the 1980s, many government officials, scientists, and journalists warned that the country would be plagued by a generation of “crack babies.” They were wrong. More than 25 years later, the media is sounding a similar alarm.
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Photo Essay: The Story of Sasha and Olympia
Sasha Alexander Perez, 29, says that while growing up, he wasn’t aware that transitioning was a possibility. But over time, he said, “I realized that it was not a thing bound by race, or class, or anything. I realized that’s who I always was: I was always gender nonconforming, I was always trans in that […]
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Photo Essay: A Journey through India – the Legacy of Population Fears
A state in northern India, Bihar has lagged in development. Literacy rates are among the lowest in India, while infant and maternal mortality rates are higher, and health infrastructure is less developed. India has the world’s largest youth population – measured as those between ages 10 and 24. The state remains primarily rural. Fertility can […]
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How the Story of ‘Sybil’ Influenced Views of Mental Illness
In the 1970s, the TV movie “Sybil” introduced much of the nation to multiple personality disorder and launched a controversy that continues to resonate.
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A Mother, a Dingo and an Australian Media Frenzy
In 1982, an Australian mother was convicted of murdering her baby daughter. She was later exonerated, but soon fell victim to a joke that distracted the world from the real story.
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How Prozac Turned Depression Medication into a Cultural Phenomenon
When Prozac was introduced in 1988, the green-and-cream pill to treat depression launched a cultural revolution that continues to echo.
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Photo Essay: Lessons from the Nuclear Dream
In March of 1979, the news of an accident at the nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania sent reporters rushing to the scene, while some 140,000 residents eventually fled from surrounding towns in fear and confusion.
