Best of the Week: March 20–27

COMING UP IN THE FIX// Drug Treatment Moguls * Oxycontin * Peace, Love and Heroin in Upstate New York * Dance Therapy * 8 Drug Myths Busted * Eric Clapton *The Big Bang * Pro Voices * PLUS: Other incisive articles

	REPARATIONS// The Long-Term Damage of the War on Drugs You can't talk about ending the drug war without talking about restoring communities. But nobody is. By Josiah M. Hesse
	HOPELESS// The Myth of the Demon Drug How findings from a big plywood box shaped our understanding of addiction. By Dr. Bruce Alexander
	BEEN THERE// From Homeless Drug Addict Inmate to Family Man Stephen Sutler went from homelessness, drug addiction and prison to success as a spiritual, working and family man in recovery. By Seth Ferranti
	Q&A// "The Addict's Mom:" What Do You Do When Your Child Is an Addict? The Fix Q&A with Barbara Theodosiou, founder of "The Addict's Mom," on how to take action when faced with every mother’s nightmare. By John Lavitt
	NO GOOD TREATMENT// The Hangover Club All of these "morning-after instant Dr. Feelgood IV cures" remove what generations of evolution built in for our own good: consequences.  By Jodi Sh. Doff

 

BEST OF THE QUICK FIX Study Finds Zero-Tolerance Drug Policies In School Cause More Harm Than Good More Russians Turning to Cheap, Dangerous Alcohol Alternatives Death by Pot Candy: Multiple Fatalities in Colorado Linked to Marijuana Edibles

Three Drinks a Day Could Cause Liver Cancer “F--- It” Reporter’s Pot Club Searched by Alaskan Police Jon Hamm Checks Out of Rehab for Alcoholism

COMMENT OF THE WEEK

Collateral Damage This week, Josiah M. Hesse questioned why we aren'tdoing more to repair the damage done by the drug war.Readers agreed with Hesse's gripes:

They tried prohibition against alcohol. People broke the law. Everyday citizens became criminals. Binge drinking increased. Then they tried to prohibit an intoxicating weed much less damaging than booze. Everyday citizens became criminals. People still smoked. What did we learn from the prohibition era? Nothing. It seems until the last few years. Go figure. -Bob B. MORE »