Tag: addiction
When My Suboxone Doctor Quit on Me, It Left a Frightening Void
Early in 2020, shortly before pandemic entered the everyday lexicon and face masks became ...
Reason to Raise a Glass: The Alcohol-Zero-Tolerance Project Is Doomed
The World Health Organization has declared that there is no safe level of drinking—a ...
Forced, Rapid Adoptions Are a Weapon of the Drug War
“I hate myself.” The words slipped out of my youngest child’s mouth with a ...
Judge Grants Class Action Status to Methadone-Taper Jail Lawsuit
A federal judge has paved the way for a case against a methadone-taper policy ...
The Waiting Game: A Powerlessness That’s Long Harmed Drug Users
As our nation wakes up anxiety-ridden, collectively uncertain of whether we’ve been delivered from ...
So We’re Drinking Our Way Through the Pandemic? It’s What Drugs Are For.
People are drinking (and using marijuana) more during the pandemic. Alarms have predictably been ...
Follow the Money: Why Marijuana Research Tells Us the Same Old Story
Scientific research enriches minds but drains wallets. In the US and globally, public and ...
Breaking Down a Model Bill to Decriminalize All Drugs
On August 6, the Drug Policy Alliance* released a detailed proposal to decriminalize all ...
Alcohol Harm Reduction: A World of Growing Possibilities
In her early professional life, Louise liked to unwind with wine. She loved the ...
Rx Opioid Users Have More Labor Rights Than Heroin Users
In the United States, access to disability accommodations and protections are not guaranteed to ...
