
A Recent Supreme Court Ruling Will Help People In Pain
By ruling in favor of two doctors accused of running pill mills, SCOTUS is clarifying opioid prescription practices
Maia Szalavitz is the author of, most recently, Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and author or co-author of seven other books. Credit: Nick Higgins
By ruling in favor of two doctors accused of running pill mills, SCOTUS is clarifying opioid prescription practices
The Supreme Court will consider a case that has had a chilling effect on medical practice
We mustn’t apply the same harm reduction strategies to both
The herbal supplement can be abused, but given the explosion in opioid deaths, eliminating this safer substitute will almost certainly lead to more deaths
In both cases, harm reduction is a better strategy than draconian rules that feel virtuous but don’t actually work
Pharmaceutical companies and drug dealers have been part of the problem—but so have policy makers
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New studies strengthen ties between loss, pain and drug use
Rethinking the “pleasure molecule” could help scientists better understand addiction, Parkinson’s disease and motivation
The opioid-blocking drug naloxone is a crucial first step, but there must be immediate follow-up to keep the cycle of addiction from continuing
Cracking down on highly effective pain medications will make patients suffer for no good reason
Author Maia Szalavitz rebrands addiction as a learning disorder, exploring new approaches to tolerance, prevention and treatment
New research suggests the disorder often looks different in females, many of whom are being misdiagnosed and missing out on the support they need
Dangers lurk within the U.S.'s $12-billion self-help industry. Here is how to spot the warning signs
A child's hyperactivity may be a symptom of distress
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