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Points Editors
Jun 17, 20216 min read
The War on Drugs at 50
Editor’s Note: This post by Social History of Alcohol and Drugs Editors Nancy Campbell, David Herzberg, and Lucas Richert kicks off...
Points Editors
Aug 30, 20184 min read
Points Editors
Nov 16, 20174 min read
Forthcoming: Special Journal Issues on Gender and Drugs
Editor’s Note: The next editions of the journals Contemporary Drug Problems and The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs will be conjoined...

Nancy Campbell
Oct 11, 20124 min read
Reflections on Red Ribbon Week
When my daughter came home from kindergarten talking about Red Ribbon Week, I was delighted. I proudly showed her my collection of red...

Nancy Campbell
Aug 7, 20126 min read

Nancy Campbell
Aug 6, 20123 min read
Setting the Stage for Lessons of the Narcotic Farm, Part Five: Matrix House
In 1966 Congress passed the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act, a wholesale rethinking of the treatment of drug offenders. NARA rested on...
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