Media + Culture

Amid the Trauma of Prison, an Unexpected Oasis: Crochet Club

Travis learned to crochet from his grandmother. He was 10 when she showed him his first stitch, in 1986, and…

October 3, 2023

Uproar as “95 Percent Safer” Message Blamed for Youth Vaping

A prominent British physician has sparked controversy by blaming the country’s message that vapes are “95 percent safer” than cigarettes…

October 3, 2023

American Lung Association Seeks to Suppress Harm Reduction Information

The American Lung Association, as you would expect, is eager to point out the dangers of cigarettes. It wants to…

October 2, 2023

“Sleep’s Cave”—The Speculation Around Ovid’s Opium References

Publius Ovidius Naso, known today as Ovid, was a Roman poet of great acclaim and some infamy. His works remain…

September 29, 2023

Dose Makes the Poison: The “Chemicals” Smear Against Vaping

In 1997, a shocking headline in the Washington Post proclaimed, “DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE: UNRECOGNIZED KILLER.” The article correctly noted that “DHMO”…

September 22, 2023

No “Epidemic,” But CDC Delivers New Dose of Youth-Vaping Alarmism

Just in time for the new school year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is not letting a…

September 18, 2023

Why I Won’t Celebrate National Recovery Month

It’s National Recovery Month. But I won’t be evangelizing about my recovery, taking the first or any other step on…

September 14, 2023

A Daughter’s Life and Death, Seen Through a Harm Reduction Lens

The book Addicted and Convicted: Letters from a Lost Daughter, published in August, tells the story of how Elizabeth Elliot…

September 6, 2023

Inside a Dutch Smartshop’s Harm Reduction Approach

Three 18-year-old kids shuffle into Herbal Spirit, a smartshop in The Hague, on the Netherlands coast. One of them, clearly…

September 5, 2023

If Fentanyl Were in Fake Adderall Pills, the DEA Would’ve Proved It by Now

On August 25, the New York Office of Public Safety held a briefing ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day. It…

August 28, 2023