Media + Culture

    Belladonna and Bad Actors: The Telling History of Addiction Treatment

    The roots of today’s stigmatization of people who use drugs—and of paternalistic, exploitative, often ...

    Maine Discusses “Syringe Litter,” But Not the Obvious Solutions

    In Bangor, Maine, a familiar narrative is playing out: Local officials perpetuating complaints of ...

    Our Film Tour Is Exposing Methadone Clinics’ Cruelty

    Swallow THIS: A Documentary About Methadone and COVID-19 is currently on tour nationwide. Marilena ...

    Pliny the Elder’s Ancient But Refreshing Take on Opium

    Pliny the Elder, a Roman statesman and writer, lived during the 1st Century CE. ...

    How DMT Generates “Novel Worlds” of Experience

    A new study may give us the most detailed understanding yet of how psychedelic ...

    Reform Funder Under Fire for Hiring Naloxone “Moral Hazard” Researcher

    Arnold Ventures is one of the very few big philanthropy funds that support criminal ...

    Psychedelic Exceptionalism, and the Need for Queer-Led Harm Reduction

    [This article is an adapted excerpt from the anthology Queering Psychedelics: From Oppression to ...

    The Story of Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder

    On June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for ...

    An Act of Resistance: The True Meanings of Prison Tattoos

    The true measure of how a prison treats its prisoners can be found in ...

    Tobacco Fairs, Free NRT and Few Vapes: A Conversation in Cuba

    Winning a prize for my laughable “dancing” skills at a bar in Havana was ...