Maia Szalavitz

Maia Szalavitz is the author, most recently, of Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction as well as a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times.

Drug War and Drug PolicyMarch 21, 2022

How the Drug War Dies

Just a few decades ago, the left and the right, politicians and the public, universally embraced the criminalization of drug use. But a new consensus has emerged.

Maia Szalavitz
Drug War and Drug PolicyFebruary 21, 2019

A Tale of Two Cities in the Grips of the Opioid Crisis

Vancouver and Philadelphia are both facing overdose epidemics—but one city has found a way to keep people alive.

Maia Szalavitz

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Maia Szalavitz

Drug War and Drug PolicyMarch 21, 2022

How the Drug War Dies

Just a few decades ago, the left and the right, politicians and the public, universally embraced the criminalization of drug use. But a new consensus has emerged.

Maia Szalavitz

Drug War and Drug PolicyFebruary 21, 2019

A Tale of Two Cities in the Grips of the Opioid Crisis

Vancouver and Philadelphia are both facing overdose epidemics—but one city has found a way to keep people alive.

Maia Szalavitz