Gerald ‘Spike’ Peachey changed minds by telling his own addiction story, again and again.
Jen St. Denis is The Tyee’s Downtown Eastside reporter. Find her on Twitter @JenStDen. SHARES Gerald ‘Spike’ Peachey died earlier this week at age 55. He’s being remembered as a tireless advocate for ending stigma against people who use drugs.
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Before Gerald “Spike” Peachey was able to access prescription heroin, he said he had worn his “damaged body down to such a weakened state that it was clear to me that to continue for much longer would definitely be the end of me.”