Tag: history

    A Brief History of LSD Treatment for Alcohol Addiction at the VA

    Characteristics of the “psychedelic renaissance” of recent years have included numerous studies indicating benefits ...

    A Day at the DEA Museum

    Why would anyone visit the DEA Museum? My excuse was to see all the ...

    “Horrible”—Harm Reduction Legend Discusses the Methadone System

    I first heard Edith Springer speak at the 2004 Harm Reduction Coalition conference in ...

    The Rise and Fall of Confrontational Alcohol Addiction “Treatment”

    Confrontational counseling, sometimes known as attack therapy, is most commonly associated with so-called “therapeutic ...

    Belladonna and Bad Actors: The Telling History of Addiction Treatment

    The roots of today’s stigmatization of people who use drugs—and of paternalistic, exploitative, often ...

    Pliny the Elder’s Ancient But Refreshing Take on Opium

    Pliny the Elder, a Roman statesman and writer, lived during the 1st Century CE. ...

    The Story of Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder

    On June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for ...