Alison Knopf 
Flavored Vapes: The Partial US Ban Brings Very Mixed Feelings
It was a cold, rainy morning when I walked into “Happy Habits,” our local ...
The Ethical Quagmire of Conducting Drug Trials With Incarcerated People
Using human beings as “guinea pigs” for unethical experiments becomes so much easier when ...
Cannabis for Opioid Use Disorder: What Do Experts and Patients Say?
Cannabis works as a treatment for opioid use disorder, according to many patients and ...
A TSA Officer Sexually Assaulted Me: Know Your Rights
The first person I interviewed for this story—days before I knew I would write ...
Why Opioid Pharma Hatred Is Overblown and Harmful
Opioid pharma—manufacturers of medications designed to relieve pain—has been under the gun ever since ...
SAMHSA Stifles Public Comment on Expanding Cops’ Powers Over MAT Patients
Technical problems. That’s the reason the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ...
SAMHSA Ushers in Law Enforcement “Fishing Expeditions” for MAT Patients
The federal government’s move to ditch confidentiality regulations for substance use disorder treatment will ...
SAMHSA to Drop SUD Treatment Confidentiality Rule, Because “Times Change”
The attack on patient confidentiality—by the very agency that is supposed to protect it—has ...
Your Methadone History Could Soon Be Shared Without Your Consent
The federal government wants to weaken confidentiality rules for patients with addictions. This means ...
To Taper a Pain Patient? It’s Never One-Size-Fits-All
Many years ago, I broke my ankle—tibia and fibula—in a fall from a horse. ...
