Media + Culture
Stop Scapegoating Immigrants for the Fentanyl-Involved Overdose Crisis
As the United States continues to grapple with a devastating opioid-involved overdose crisis, conservative ...
Media Never Changed Its 1970s PCP Propaganda, Just Repurposed It
In 1927, a family in Mexico City ate cannabis leaves by accident. The father ...
Big Vape: Netflix Docuseries Flips the Narrative on Juul
I was prepared to hate-watch the new Netflix limited docuseries, Big Vape: The Rise ...
Amid the Trauma of Prison, an Unexpected Oasis: Crochet Club
Travis learned to crochet from his grandmother. He was 10 when she showed him ...
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 ...
American Lung Association Seeks to Suppress Harm Reduction Information
The American Lung Association, as you would expect, is eager to point out the ...
“Sleep’s Cave”—The Speculation Around Ovid’s Opium References
Publius Ovidius Naso, known today as Ovid, was a Roman poet of great acclaim ...
Dose Makes the Poison: The “Chemicals” Smear Against Vaping
In 1997, a shocking headline in the Washington Post proclaimed, “DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE: UNRECOGNIZED KILLER.” ...
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 ...
Why I Won’t Celebrate National Recovery Month
It’s National Recovery Month. But I won’t be evangelizing about my recovery, taking the ...
