Media + Culture
“Marlboro Kids” in the ’70s, in Search of Cigarettes and Adulthood
The American Bicentennial was a very prolific time in my life. I had just ...
Will Ireland’s Public Vape Consultation Trigger Bans?
A public consultation to help determine the future of vaping in Ireland has come ...
The DEA Made a “Fentanyl Facts” Quiz. Let’s See How They Did.
One of the weirder things to come out of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ...
A Clash of Drinking Cultures for US Students in Italy
One of the first major cultural contrasts I was warned about as an American ...
Harvard Health Stands by Misleading Article on Vaping and “Popcorn Lung”
Objections to an article published by Harvard Health saw a tweet taken down and ...
The Rise and Fall of Confrontational Alcohol Addiction “Treatment”
Confrontational counseling, sometimes known as attack therapy, is most commonly associated with so-called “therapeutic ...
Calls for Coerced Treatment as Oregon Decrim Under Threat
By the time Morgan Godvin stood before a judge in Portland, Oregon, her life ...
“Cannamoms” Find Community Can Overcome Stigma
Almost nobody in Ashley’s* life knows that she uses cannabis to help cope with ...
When People Ask Harm Reductionists, “What About Treatment?”
“What about treatment?” I’m commonly asked this question by well-intentioned folks when I say ...
India Doubles Down on Vape Ban With Research and Media Censorship
Over five million Indians have died of smoking-related causes since their government banned the ...
