The FDA Needs to Come Down Harder on Opioids, an FDA-Commissioned Panel Says
An independent panel of scientists make a case for "opioid exceptionalism."
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America’s Doctors Are Prescribing Fewer Opioids, but Still Three Times as Many as 18 Years Ago
Progress against overprescribing is real, but spotty.
There’s a Drug That Can Prevent Nearly Every Opioid Overdose Death. How Easy Is It to Get in Your State?
Pacific Standard looks at naloxone access and Good Samaritan laws nationwide.
Addiction Is Not a Brain Disease
The idea that drugs and biology are to blame for addiction has done more harm than good.
The Path to Opioid Addiction May Start in the Emergency Room
For every 48 people who get a new opioid painkiller prescription in the emergency room, one will end…
The Addiction Treatment and Rehab Industries Need to Clean Up Their Act
Here’s how they can do it, from creating national standards of care to de-emphasizing residential treatment programs. By…
Why We’re Losing the War on Addiction
Proponents of the disease model of addiction, by imposing a permanent self-label of “alcoholic” or “addict” and failing…
I Joined Alcoholics Anonymous at the Age of 13 and Started Making My Amends
The practice may not be for everyone, but it’s an idea whose time has come. By Tina Dupuy…
Why Disappointment Is So Devastating: Dopamine, Addiction, and the Hedonic Treadmill
Unless rewards are constantly getting bigger and more exciting, even the best experiences pale over time when repeated.…
‘Don’t Say Drug Habit,’ New Government Guidelines Suggest
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is releasing a document outlining suggested language for government…