What Is the Opioid Crisis: Causes, Waves, and the Path Forward
The opioid crisis killed over 500,000 Americans between 1999 and 2019. Understand the three waves, the neuroscience of addiction, Purdue Pharma's...
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Drug Policy Research: Prohibition, Decriminalization, and Legalization
What happened when Portugal decriminalized all drugs in 2001? What does cannabis legalization data show? What is harm reduction and does it work?
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What Is the Cobra Effect in Healthcare: When Treatment Creates Harm
Iatrogenesis — harm caused by medical treatment itself — from the opioid crisis to antibiotic resistance.