Even as she showed deep empathy for young girls, Judy Blume remained a mystery to herself.
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Posted inPolitics
What Pete Hegseth Could Learn from Ulysses S. Grant
Trump’s Defense Secretary said he’d stop drinking if confirmed. A recovering alcoholic explains why the first year of sobriety is so hard and how the Civil War general and president got control.
Posted inNovember/December 2024
The App Always Wins
Online sports gambling companies use sophisticated and deceptive techniques to exploit problem gamblers. The same technologies could be used to protect the addicted, if government would only demand it.
Posted inHealth Care
Expanding Medicaid Coverage to the Incarcerated and Those Recently Released
The bipartisan Reentry Act is smart policy, giving states a powerful tool to reduce the number of drug overdose deaths ravaging the country.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Opioids Crisis: Don’t Punish Pain Patients To Treat Opioid Addiction
Why a sin tax on opioids is not like a sin tax on sugary drinks.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
As Overdoses Reach New Highs, Messaging on Addiction Needs More Nuance
Fascinating new research suggests on how to reduce the stigma of addiction and why Biden health officials should read it.
Posted inHealth Care, Political Animal
As Ohio Plans for Opioid Settlement, Treatment Should Come First
The state’s priority should be on getting opioid addicts into long-term treatment before it’s too late.
Posted inPolitical Animal
A Classless Way to Raise Awareness About the Opioid Crisis
Why is the First Lady giving “a show” in a Vegas casino with a notorious sexual harasser on her #BeBest tour?
Posted inPolitical Animal
Medical Marijuana Reduces the Use of Prescription Narcotics
“It is absolutely unconscionable that marijuana is considered a Schedule 1 drug by the DEA.”
Posted inPolitics
Promoting Cannabis Use Disorder in California
If someone wanted to write a law to increase the prevalence of that problem, it would look a lot like the Adult Use of Marijuana Act
