Tag: addiction
Shades of Sobriety: Life Shows That Recovery Needn’t Mean Abstinence
If your goal is sobriety defined as abstaining from everything psychoactive, good luck! Virtually ...
The Justice Gap: Trump Budget Attack on Legal Aid Orgs Targets Drug Users, HIV-Positive People
Many of the policies peddled by the Trump administration sound like a broken record. ...
Teens Favor Harm Reduction Over Abstinence-Only Messages—Here Are Their Four Suggestions to Parents
Kids do drugs. But parents and caregivers often avoid addressing this reality. Globally, drug ...
Inside an Innovative Study of MDMA Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
Dr. Ben Sessa, a UK-based psychiatrist, is currently running Britain’s first ever clinical study ...
To Address Addiction, Confront Racism in Our Health and Justice Systems
It’s widely documented that decades of punitive criminal justice and drug policies have led ...
Yes, You Can Be Addicted to Cannabis—But There Are Sensible Ways to Avoid This
The seemingly inexorable nationwide movement to legalize marijuana has recently stalled in New Jersey ...
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 ...
