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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
