Tag: addiction
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 ...
What a Breakthrough E-Cigarette Study Illustrates About Addiction
The first large, systematic study of whether e-cigarettes help people to quit smoking was ...
Companies Use Patient Data to Generate “Risk Scores” for Their Likelihood of Addiction
The Food and Drug Administration ended 2018 by awarding Milliman, a health insurance consulting ...
Should I Drug Test My Kids? Why the Experts Say No
Does anyone still want to do drug tests on their children? Apparently so, because ...
Sex, Heroin and Survivor’s Trauma Are Interlinked for Many Women
The first time I had sex after ending my abusive relationship in 2008, I ...
