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Drugs

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By Maia Szalavitz
Health

Big Pharma’s Millions Won’t Solve the Opioid Crisis

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By Maia Szalavitz
Health

How One Group Is Expanding Access to Overdose-Reversing Drugs Through the Mail

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By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

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By Maia Szalavitz
Health

Addictive Drugs Should Not be Marketed, Period

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By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

All the Things the New Anti-Weed Crusade Gets Horribly Wrong

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By Maia Szalavitz
Health

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Health

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By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

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By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

If a Woman Drinks, It’s Her Fault. If a Man Drinks, It’s an Excuse

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By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

Big Pharma’s Opioid Greed Was Even Worse Than We Thought

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By Maia Szalavitz
Drugs

These Drug Users Don’t Want Their Dealer Prosecuted if They OD

08.20.18

By Maia Szalavitz

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