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Points Interview: Cocaine and nightlife in late 19th century Rio de Janeiro with Athos Vieira
Today’s post features an interview with Athos Vieira, a historian from Brazil, who recently completed a Ph.D. in sociology from...
Points Editors
Nov 3, 20224 min read


Sex, Vaccines, and Drug Prescriptions
Editor’s Note: This post by Ejura Salihu is the third in our Pharmaceutical Inequalities series. Ejura’s experience of a disrupted...
Ejura Yetunde Salihu
May 24, 20225 min read


SALIS Digital Library—Indispensable Drug & Alcohol History Resource
SALIS Collection home page. Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from Points Editor Emeritus Ron Roizen. Dear POINTS readers, If you haven’t...
Ron Roizen
Dec 16, 20212 min read


9/11 and Drug History: An Interview with Dr. Samuel R. Friedman
Editor’s Note: This post is by Points Managing Editor Emerita Emily Dufton. She holds a PhD in American Studies from George Washington...
Emily Dufton
Sep 11, 20219 min read


The Way Back Machine—Cora Lee Wetherington, NIDA Advocate for Research about Drugs and Women
Editor’s Note: This is the third installment in “The Way Back Machine,” a series of interviews with key theorists and practitioners of...
Trysh Travis
Jun 29, 20218 min read


Crazy Cows, Flea Detectives, and Protesting Songbirds
Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from contributing editor Bob Beach. Beach is a PhD candidate in history at the University of Albany,...
Bob Beach
Jun 15, 20217 min read


Points Interview: Stephanie Schmitz, Purdue University Archives & Special Collections
Editor’s Note: This interview was conducted and written by Lucas Richert, Chancellor’s Fellow in Health History at Strathclyde and...
Lucas Richert
Aug 9, 20184 min read
Pointscast Episode 2
Today, Alex Tepperman and Kyle Bridge bring you the second installment of the new podcast from Points. On the second episode of...
Kyle Bridge
May 24, 20161 min read
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