Tag: treatment
Harm Reduction Is for Eating Disorders, Too
There must be all kinds of unexplored applications for harm reduction, but the one ...
Strychnine and Vomit: The Untold Story of Past US Addiction Treatments
Kenneth Anderson is perhaps best known in the harm reduction movement as the founder ...
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 ...
Abusive “Rehab” and Other Harms of Sri Lanka’s Militarized Drug War
In Sri Lanka, 2 grams of heroin can get you the death penalty. People ...
“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 ...
California County Eyes Mandatory Drug Treatment Bill
A newly introduced California Assembly bill would sentence people arrested on drug charges to ...
My Harrowing Year in the Drug Court System That Biden Wants to Expand
As we await the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, many of us are welcoming ...
My Friend Was Abducted Into Forced Addiction Treatment in Mexico
In the early days of October, Shawn* was detained by police in the city ...
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 ...
Despite Immunity Law, Virginia Woman Charged After Calling 911 for Alleged Meth Crisis
Virginia has a new “Good Samaritan” law designed to protect people who call 911 ...
