Michael Dhar
Will the Great U.S. Penal Reform Tip the Balance for Addicts?
In California and beyond, an unprecedented "experiment" is giving tens of thousands of non-violent offenders the chance of alternatives to prison. Most have severe drug problems. What are their prospects?
Now That the 'DSM-5' Is Out Can We Start Talking About the Effect It Will Have?
The newly revised, hotly contested book of psychiatric diagnoses is finally here. How will it change the way we consider and treat substance use problems?
Psychiatry's Contested Bible: How the New DSM Treats Addiction
The 1,000-page psychiatrists' Big Book will redefine addiction. Critics are already demanding a boycott.