Rethinking “Harm Reduction”
Once seen as a model of progressive drug policy, San Francisco now stands as a morbid example of how that approach has gone astray.
Christopher Calton
· 18 min read
Addiction
A collection of 7 posts
The Ever-Expanding Definition of Trauma
In diluting the word's meaning mental health professionals are creating a generation of victims.
Alastair Mordey
· 7 min read
Benevolent Cruelty
America’s homeless problem is the product of good intentions and apathy. A new approach is needed.
Adam G. Walterbach
· 10 min read
We Won’t Force Addicts to Change
We are wasting tremendous resources on ineffective, mandatory approaches to addiction.
Craig K. Svensson
· 14 min read
Stop Feeding Your Brain Junk Food
A simple way to discourage clickbait influencers from producing low-quality content is for the rest of us to stop consuming it.
Gurwinder Bhogal
· 9 min read
The Confessions of a Male, Feminist Sex Addict
Started as a bit of a dare. We egged each other on to visit Rosse Buurt (the red-light district) late at night, after the adults had gone to bed and we’d smoked.
Eric Frances McKillen
· 15 min read
How Social Constructionism Created the Sex Addiction Model
And unfortunately, that problem is usually one which is socially constructed, rather than scientifically valid.
Michael Aaron
· 6 min read