Tag: addiction
Let’s Address Four Common Myths About Harm Reduction
The US has historically been resistant to supporting harm reduction programs for people who ...
Why Are Methadone Patients Still Being Punished for Marijuana Use?
Marijuana, which is now legal for medical use in 33 states and counting, can ...
Mixed Outcomes and Ethical Questions at New York’s “Opioid Courts”
Early one morning in January 2018, Bruce Gramiack Jr. awoke to find his cellmate’s ...
Massachusetts Incarcerates Men in the Name of Drug Treatment—Now They’re Suing
A 34-year-old Massachusetts man thought he was going to the Men’s Addiction Treatment Center ...
Nicotine 101: The Truth About What It Is and What it Does
In July 2017, an announcement by the FDA declared that the agency “places nicotine, ...
Intoxication Has Always Been the American Way—Let’s Work With That
Mood modification through drugs—intoxication—is a standard cultural reality in American history, but possibly even ...
“Junkie” Caricatures Make Us All More Vulnerable to Addiction
I shot heroin for the first time because I wanted to write poetry about ...
“Never Enough:” Author of New Addiction Book Risks Promoting Stigma Against MAT
On February 12, Terry Gross interviewed neuroscientist Judith Grisel for NPR about her forthcoming ...
“Russian Doll” Is a Case Study of Existential Recovery
Russian Doll, the acclaimed Netflix comedy-drama built around Natasha Lyonne, tackles loss, trauma, self-destruction ...
Why Philly’s Smoking Ban at Addiction Treatment Centers Will Be Harmful
Late last year, public health officials in Philadelphia—which ranks second among large cities hit ...
