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This Is (Finally) the Beginning of the End of the War on Drugs

With the advent of marijuana legalization, alternatives to incarceration, harm reduction as treatment, and other rational approaches to addiction, 2014 could be an unprecedented turning point.

Maia Szalavitz

Economics

How Drug Money Is Funding Drug Education

Projected revenue figures for Colorado on marijuana taxes have been revised up and up and up, and Governor John Hickenlooper plans to put almost all of that money toward public health and addiction prevention programs.

Kyle Chayka

Social Justice

Media as Both Weapon and Defense in the Mexican Drug War

The impact of social media and the press on the drug war, and vice versa.

Lauren Kirchner

Social Justice

How Dangerous Is Tylenol? The FDA Is Reviewing Its Rules for Over-the-Counter Drugs

Federal regulators announce that they will examine the regulation of non-prescription drugs such as acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol.

T. Christian Miller & Jeff Gerth

Social Justice

The Armenian Power Gang, Hollywood Hellions

Meet the little-known crime ring with the lengthiest rap sheet.

Lauren Kirchner

Social Justice

Should Drug Treatment Aim to End Use or Reduce Harm?

Achieving one of those results is hard enough. And recent experiments suggest we may not be able to have both even if we want to.

Chris Uggen

Social Justice

Just How Much of Your Patient Information Are the Big Pharmaceutical Companies Capturing?

New disclosures from data broker IMS Health reveal how much pharmaceutical firms will pay to know what your doctor is prescribing.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

After 75 Years of Alcoholics Anonymous, It’s Time to Admit We Have a Problem

Challenging the 12-step hegemony.

Maia Szalavitz

Social Justice

The Fix Isn’t In: Why a Safety Device That Can Stop Overdoses by Kids Isn’t Widely Used

Safety valves that cost pennies per bottle could save thousands of kids from being rushed to emergency rooms each year. A doctor has campaigned to have the devices added to all liquid medicines, but so far he’s had limited success.

T. Christian Miller & Jeff Gerth

Social Justice

Philip Seymour Hoffman and a Simple Solution for America’s Heroin Addiction

Money can't beat heroin, no matter how much we throw at it; the iboga plant is a different story.

Ted Scheinman