Opinion The New York Times' coverage of Prince's death feeds a dangerous and cruel opioid mythImmediately on learning Prince was taking Percocet, the addiction commentariat held forth: Opioid use causes addiction, which causes overdose!
The new eugenics: Why blaming mental illness and addiction on genetics is so damagingModern genetics doesn’t forcibly sterilize people. But fashionable theories around it put us in boxes just as eugenics once did, harmfully ignoring cultural and social differences and individual change.
How the rumors about Prince's death show Americans' lack of skill in using drugsWhen a famous person dies mysteriously and prematurely these days, we are instantly led to consider their drug use as cause of death.
Can you drink huge amounts of booze without becoming an alcoholic?Karl Ove Knausgård, a Norwegian now domiciled with his wife and four kids in Sweden, is perhaps the world’s most revered living writer.
Opinion Nightmare scenario: President Donald Trump dictating US drug policyIt looks increasingly as though Donald Trump will become the Republican candidate. And some reputable analysts thenfavor him to become president.
