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 ...

    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 ...