Media + Culture
At SXSW 2022, Drug Legalization Is Trendy—Unless the Drug Is Nicotine
There’s no cultural barometer quite like South by Southwest (SXSW), the annual weeklong festival ...
A Guide to Fentanyl Touch Overdoses, Which Do Not Exist
Once as a paramedic student, I accidentally sprayed fentanyl in my face. It was ...
“Undoing Drugs”—Maia Szalavitz’s Profound History of Harm Reduction
In 1986, HIV/AIDS was burning through New York. The city’s gay population was devastated, ...
Why Ethan Nadelmann Has Unfinished Business With Drugs
Ethan Nadelmann founded—and for decades ran—the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), and is without question ...
“Music Is a Trigger”—How I Was Welcomed to Rehab
[This article is excerpted from the author’s new book, The Weight of Air. It ...
“Mare of Easttown” and the Streaming Harm Reduction Revolution
HBO is leading a media revolution in the portrayal of drug use, including but ...
What the Incredible Achievements of ACT UP Can Teach Activists Today
For her 700-plus page magnum opus on the history of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition ...
There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing on Ecstasy
Some of us who spent a lot of time using drugs in our youth ...
New Evidence Links “EVALI” Vaping Misinformation With Increased Cigarette Smoking
As kids went back to school in the fall of 2019, parents, educators, public ...
Three Harm Reduction Zines From People Who Use Drugs in Denver
The Harm Reduction Action Center made these three harm reduction zines in collaboration with ...
