Tag: addiction

    Drug Decriminalization in Oregon: How’s It Going So Far?

    Tanesia DeMacon is no stranger to jail. She estimates she was arrested no fewer ...

    “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 ...

    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 ...