Maia Szalavitz
Maia Szalavitz is a reporter and author who focuses on science, public policy, and addiction treatment. She's the author of the New York Times bestseller Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction.
What We Don't Know About Drugs Is Killing Us
The lack of information out there on fentanyls alone is shocking.
The DEA Raided This Doctor’s Office for Prescribing High Doses of Painkillers
The DEA alleges that the dosages were so high that patients must be selling some of the drugs, even though they present no evidence of any such activity by patients.
It Doesn't Take a Genius to Solve the Opioid Crisis
Solutions to this deadly disaster are clear, and America needs a new coalition to address it—maybe even one that includes Kellyanne "Alternative Facts" Conway.
Doctors Who Hate Drug Users Are Fueling the Opioid Crisis
SPOS—or subhuman piece of shit—is old hospital slang for drug users. That attitude is still all over America's response to a drug epidemic.
A Much-Hyped Addiction Treatment Is Less Effective Than Older Meds
Despite what other headlines may say.
Addiction Is Not an Excuse for Sexual Assault
High-profile men accused of serial sexual sexual misconduct keep talking about "treatment" as if sex addiction is somehow relevant here. It's not.
Cracking Down on Opioids Hurts People With Chronic Pain
There are dozens of cases of reported suicides after pain patients had their doses reduced.
The Terrifying New Trend in Heroin Addiction
Just like they did in the 80s, Americans are increasingly going straight to heroin, skipping prescription opioids. Too bad US policy doesn't reflect that.
This Woman's Opioid Relapse Could Change Drug Laws Forever
Julie Eldred was ordered to stay sober as a condition of probation after repeatedly stealing to get heroin. She thinks that's unconstitutional—and she's not alone.
This Fentanyl Test Could Save Lives if America Would Just Embrace It
It's International Overdose Awareness Day, which means it's time to talk about how we usually get drug policy wrong—and why harm reduction is the answer.
It's Time to Stop Calling People 'Addicts'
How we talk about addiction is a matter of life and death.
What Trump's National Opioid Emergency Should Look Like
The president should strip away the red tape preventing people from getting methadone or buprenorphine, which are proven to reduce opioid overdose.