Carlyn Zwarenstein writes about science for Salon. She's also the author of a book about drugs, pain, and the consolations of art, On Opium: Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters of Substance.

83, passed away April 8, 2025. Arrangements provided by Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home. Services on Apr 14, 11:00am at First Evangelical Lutheran Church of East Greenwich. Private Burial.