Opioids

Overdose and Heath Ledger, Part III: Shame About Addiction Should Not Obscure Truth About How Drugs Kill

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 02.07.2008 | Life

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Maia Szalavitz

It's conceivable that Ledger had an incompetent doctor, but the more parsimonious explanation, given his history of recreational drug use, is that he was not following doctor's orders at all.

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Cops Become Drugstore Cowboys in Vermont; 4th Amendment Officially Dead

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

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Maia Szalavitz

It's about time that everyone in America realizes that if you allow a drug war exception to the Fourth Amendment, the Constitution is effectively moot.

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Increasing Agony, Not Fighting Addiction

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 09.11.2007 | Life

Read More: Drug-Related Violence, Dying With Dignity, Pain Medication, Addiction, Opioids, Opium, Life News
Maia Szalavitz

If you are dying, what does it matter if you are physically dependent on a drug? What does it matter, even, if you develop a compulsive desire for more of it?

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