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The Invisible Majority: People Whose Drug Use Is Not Problematic

For years, Mark* woke up each morning, made breakfast for his two young children, and dropped them off at school…

September 25, 2018

Five Harmful Anti-Alcohol Myths and the Evidence Against Them

In Temperance America and beyond, it seems no amount of evidence will be accepted as proving the health benefits of…

September 25, 2018

With the Focus on Opioids, Don’t Forget About Meth and Cocaine

The “opioid crisis” has dominated drug conversations for at least the past decade, while relatively little has been heard about…

September 25, 2018

Virginia Court Decides Homeless “Habitual Drunkards” Don’t Deserve Due Process

Not even Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, once referred to as “Wall Street’s most powerful law firm,” could…

September 25, 2018

In 2018, the Temperance Movement Still Grips America

Our society—even some of its most progressive elements—vilifies alcohol. This stands in opposition to public health, enables government suppression of…

September 25, 2018

Why India Is Tobacco Harm Reduction’s Most Important Frontier

Tobacco is India’s Trojan horse. It was brought to our shores five centuries ago on Portuguese ships. Indians readily took…

September 25, 2018

“Drug-Free Communities” Got $90 million from Trump. What Exactly Are They?

On August 29, President Trump announced $90.9 million support for Drug-Free Community (DFC) Grants, a program that administers funds to…

September 25, 2018

Brooklyn DA Clears Thousands of Marijuana Warrants, While Police Continue to Arrest on Low-Level Possession Charges

“We are doing something that has never been done before in the State of New York,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric…

September 25, 2018

Stepping Out of “the Racist Footprints of a Disgraceful Past,” South Africa Decriminalizes Cannabis

On September 18, South Africa became the latest nation to decriminalize cannabis. The country's highest court ruled that cannabis—or dagga,…

September 25, 2018

The Podcast Tracing the History of Opioid Addiction Treatment in America

“Treating America’s Opioid Addiction,” an ongoing three-part podcast miniseries by the Science History Institute's magazine Distillations, details America's cultural and medical…

September 25, 2018