Tag: addiction
More Evidence That Coerced Drug Treatment Is Harmful as Well as Wrong
A paper published by the International Journal of Drug Policy confirms what harm reductionists ...
What Recovery From Meth Addiction Taught Me About Harm Reduction
“You’re too well put together to be an addict.” I beamed at Jake’s comment, ...
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 ...
Drug Decriminalization in Oregon: How’s It Going So Far?
Tanesia DeMacon is no stranger to jail. She estimates she was arrested no fewer ...
Mary Jeanne Kreek: A Methadone Pioneer Who Cared Deeply About Patients
I will never forget the first time I got to speak to Dr. ...
“Four Good Days” Is a Mess of Addiction Stereotypes and Stigma
“I’m going to level with you Molly—opioids have a 97 percent relapse rate.” This ...
As Fatal Meth Overamps Surge, Promising Medication Combo on the Horizon
Promising results from the third stage of a clinical trial testing a medication combination ...
Most People With Addiction Outgrow It Naturally. We Need to Hear Them.
All life studies of people’s drug use show that most people who develop addictions—a ...
Behind the Notorious Italian Rehab Community in Netflix’s “SanPa”
In the Netflix documentary series SanPa: Sins of the Savior, a tale of a ...
