Maia Szalavitz

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We Need to Rethink Our Treatment of Pain

Cutting off access to pain medication will only hurt people who are truly suffering.

Safe Injection Sites Don’t Lead to More Crime, New Study Finds

Communities don’t have to choose between saving lives and stopping crime. The data is proof.

The Troubled Teen Industry Offers Trauma, Not Therapy

Tough regulation is needed to combat abusive practices.

What Ozempic and Addiction Drugs Reveal About Desire

Can new weight-loss drugs curb addictions?

Is There Still Free Will in Addiction?

The question is at the heart of drug policy.

The Adderall Shortage Reflects Bad Drug Policy

The D.E.A. is failing at its mission.

Faith Healing Should Not Be Mainstream Treatment for Addiction

All addiction treatment should be science-based.

How to Stop Chronic Pain Suicides

American medicine and law enforcement continue to fight the last opioid war.

It’s Not Just About Pot. Our Entire Drug Policy Needs an Overhaul.

New ideas are needed for how to effectively regulate drugs.

Why Drug Epidemics End

It’s important to understand why drug use patterns change over time.
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