A layoff. A separation. A diagnosis. A move, a demotion, a death in the family, the end of a rotation that had structured the last eight years. Something changes, and a few weeks later a…
Sexual health screening tends to be treated as a young man's concern. It is offered in a man's twenties, occasionally in his thirties, and then quietly drops off the list — not through any deliberate…
A good number of men arrive at a urology appointment having already concluded that the matter is closed. They tried one of the oral medications, perhaps a sample from a friend or something ordered online,…
The oral medications for erectile dysfunction are among the most recognisable drugs in the world, and also among the most misunderstood. Men arrive at appointments having already formed firm opinions about them — that they…
A fair number of men sit in the parking lot for a few minutes before a first mental health appointment. The apprehension is rarely about the problem that brought them in. It is about the…
The rotation has its own rhythm and most men working one know it well. The first few days back at camp are fine. By the middle of the hitch the days have flattened into each…
Two objections come up more or less every time opioid agonist therapy is raised. The first is that it amounts to trading one drug for another. The second is that it means being tied to…
The decision usually arrives quietly. A man looks at how many nights of the week involve drinking, or notices that the first one of the evening has stopped being optional, and decides that Monday is…
It usually starts at a predictable time. The truck is quiet on the drive home, or the lights are off and sleep is not coming, and the mind goes back to the same thing it…
A great many men who end up dependent on opioids started the same way: a back injury on a rig, a shoulder rebuilt after years of overhead work, a bad break set in an emergency…
