It might sound like the beginning of a bad joke: one historian, two social workers, and a psychologist walk into a conference room…. but...

Today witnesses the launch of TheFix.com, a new “sober lifestyles” site offering “addiction and recovery, straight up” (their words, not...

In 2009 the West African country of Guinea Bissau made a rare and brief appearance in the international media when, in the early hours of...

The New York Times reports the death of chemist Augustus Stanley Owsley III, pioneer of industrially produced LSD. #psychedelics

Lunchtime once again finds me browsing around online, and I’ve stumbled across Michael “Cetewayo” Tabor’s famous 1970 pamphlet...

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Randolph Nesse about the evolutionary origins of addiction – Nesse is perhaps the leading...

I suppose it’s an occupational hazard, but I find myself surprised when I hear women today—many of whom are self-declared...

Everyone, including the writer/director, producer, and stars of the film, had figured Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone a long shot in all the...

In case you hadn’t heard, the 83rd Annual Academy Awards will be distributed on Sunday evening. And even if you haven’t paid attention...

NOTE: Dr. Charles Robert “Bob” Schuster passed away on February 21, following a sudden illness.  Bob was a remarkable figure in the...

Note: The following is David Courtwright’s thoughtful response to my earlier post, in which I raised some questions about his recent...

I was talking to a 67-year old relative about Quaalude at a recent family event. (Does this sort of thing happen to you all the time...