by Juju Angeles/POORmagazine povertySkola Sharena Thomas, 49—trainer, organizer, and activist at the Peoples Community Medics and Moms 4 Housing—almost died from being given a fatal pill cocktail from her doctors. “It’s been a long journey,” Thomas says. “I broke both of my hips and it took a year to get help.” In March 2021, Thomas fell and when she went to the emergency room, “The hospital treated me like I was a drug addict.” They provided her a low, over the counter dose

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