9 Best Articles in 2021
The Guardian
Portugal’s radical drugs policy is working. Why hasn’t the world copied it?
The Guardian
~19 min read · From 2017 · The long read: Since it decriminalised all drugs in 2001, Portugal has seen dramatic drops in overdoses, HIV infection and drug-related crime
The Guardian
We can no longer ignore the potential of psychedelic drugs to treat depression
The Guardian
5 min read · 2020-06-08 · At Imperial College we’ve been comparing psilocybin to conventional drugs – and the results are potentially game-changing, says Robin Carhart-Harris
Aeon+Psyche
How each generation gets the drugs it deserves
Aeon+Psyche
~14 min read · From 2017 · LSD in the ’60s; ecstasy in the ’80s; ‘smart’ drugs today: how we get high reflects the desires and fears of our times
The New York Times
Opinion | How Should We Do Drugs Now?
The New York Times
~11 min read · Jul 9th · The war on drugs is ending. Now we have to figure out what the peace looks like.
The Verge
Reveal
Immigrant children forcibly injected with drugs, lawsuit claims
Reveal
8 min read · From 2018 · New legal filings show immigrant children in U.S. custody are subdued with powerful psychiatric drugs.
nature
First hint that body’s ‘biological age’ can be reversed
nature
3 min read · 2019-09-05 · In a small trial, a cocktail of drugs seemed to rejuvenate the body’s ‘epigenetic clock’.
HuffPost
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think
HuffPost
~13 min read · From 2017 · It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned -- and all through this long century of waging war on drugs, we have been told a story about ad...
ProPublica
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
ProPublica
~13 min read · From 2017 · Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.
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The New York Times
Opinion | How Should We Do Drugs Now?
The New York Times
~11 min read · Jul 9th · The war on drugs is ending. Now we have to figure out what the peace looks like.
The Verge
NPR
After 50 Years Of The War On Drugs, 'What Good Is It Doing For Us?'
NPR
10 min read · Jun 17th · President Nixon called for an "all-out offensive" against drugs and addiction. The U.S. is now rethinking policies that led to mass incarceration and shattered families while drug deaths kept rising.
ETH Zurich
Harnessing AI to discover new drugs inspired by nature
ETH Zurich
4 min read · Jul 7th · ETH researchers are using artificial intelligence to develop new drugs based on natural substances. The approach has implications for pharmaceutical research.
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Harper's Magazine
[Report] | Legalize It All, by Dan Baum
Harper's Magazine
20+ min read · From 2016 · How to win the war on drugs
Aeon+Psyche
The lure of ‘cool’ brain research is stifling psychotherapy
Aeon+Psyche
4 min read · 2020-03-04 · The lure of ‘cool’ brain research – and psychotropic drugs – are stifling psychotherapy. Has bioreductionism gone too far?
The New Yorker
The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
The New Yorker
20+ min read · From 2019 · Millions of Americans have taken antidepressants for many years. What happens when it’s time to stop?
The New York Times
Ending the War on Drugs
The New York Times
~12 min read · 2019-08-23 · While other cities are jailing drug users, Seattle has found another way.
The New York Times
Generation Adderall
The New York Times
~18 min read · From 2017 · Like many of my friends, I spent years using prescription stimulants to get through school and start my career. Then I tried to get off them.
Futurism
The New York Times
Trump’s Embrace of Unproven Drugs to Treat Coronavirus Defies Science
The New York Times
6 min read · 2020-03-21 · Doctors and patients also worry that the president’s rosy outlook for the treatments will exacerbate shortages of old malaria drugs relied on by patients with lupus and other debilitating conditions.
Fast Company
The billion-dollar race to change how drugs are made
Fast Company
4 min read · 2019-09-20 · Alphabet’s AI lab DeepMind is proving that artificial intelligence can be game-changing for drug discovery. Could savvy upstarts upend Big Pharma?
Aeon+Psyche
If the internet is addictive, why don’t we regulate ...
Aeon+Psyche
~16 min read · From 2015 · Websites and apps are designed for compulsion, even addiction. Should the net be regulated like drugs or casinos?
