5 Best Articles in 2021
Los Angeles Times
Many aren’t buying public officials' 'stay-at-home' message. Experts say there's a better way
Los Angeles Times
5 min read · 16 saves · 2020-12-07 · Some experts say a harm-reduction approach to public health — educating people how to mitigate risk in their activities — would be more effective than all-or-nothing pleas to abstain from contact with…
The New York Times
Can You Get Over an Addiction?
The New York Times
5 min read · 18 saves · From 2017 · Neuroscience is giving us new insights into people who abuse drugs and alcohol and new hope for their treatment.
FiveThirtyEight
What Science Says To Do If Your Loved One Has An Opioid Addiction
FiveThirtyEight
10 min read · 14 saves · From 2017 · When a family member, spouse or other loved one develops an opioid addiction — whether to pain relievers like Vicodin or to heroin — few people know what to d…
The New York Times
The 4 Traits That Put Kids at Risk for Addiction
The New York Times
~20 min read · 17 saves · From 2017 · Early trials show that personality testing can identify 90 percent of the highest risk children, targeting risky traits before they cause problems.
The Washington Post
I made my son cannabis cookies. They changed his life.
The Washington Post
9 min read · 12 saves · From 2017 · It’s time to reexamine the cultural and legal restrictions we put on medical marijuana.
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Los Angeles Times
Many aren’t buying public officials' 'stay-at-home' message. Experts say there's a better way
Los Angeles Times
5 min read · 16 saves · 2020-12-07 · Some experts say a harm-reduction approach to public health — educating people how to mitigate risk in their activities — would be more effective than all-or-nothing pleas to abstain from contact with…
zeynep tufekci
Thanksgiving Harm-Reduction Steps for Those Who Will Travel or Gather Anyway
zeynep tufekci
6 min read · 2020-11-23 · There is no way to eliminate risk, but anything one does to reduce it is better than nothing
Undark Magazine
Pandemic Shaming Can Backfire. Here’s a Better Way.
Undark Magazine
5 min read · 11 saves · 2020-12-03 · Opinion | We can’t expect people to avoid risks entirely. Instead, we should embrace the policy of harm reduction.
VICE
An Influential Think Tank Suggested That Harm Reduction Doesn't Work
VICE
7 min read · Jan 16th · The Brookings Institution claimed that syringe exchange programs and overdose-reversing drugs will make the addiction crisis worse—ignoring decades of public health data. With record opioid overdose…
