by intern | Jul 9, 2006 | Letters to the Editor
Benoit Denizet-Lewis (June 25) carefully lays out the evolving scientific approach to treating addiction, and it is promising. The treatment field is at a crossroads. We should find ways to integrate pharmacology with psychological and behavioral interventions so that...
by intern | Apr 26, 2006 | Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: As a treatment provider, I support the Food and Drug Administration’s dismissal of medical benefit from marijuana. Regardless of the heated political debate that swirls around this issue, the fact remains that despite the Institute of...
by intern | Jan 12, 2006 | Letters to the Editor
In response to this article. To the Editor: Whether or not the author James Frey had a root canal without anesthesia, or spent three days, three months or three years in jail, his depiction of the anguish of addiction and the personal strength required to live...
by intern | Aug 11, 2005 | Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: John Tierney (“Debunking the Drug War,” column, Aug. 9) is right that “America has a serious drug problem.” The problem is so serious, however, that the danger of overdramatizing the potential of a methamphetamine epidemic is...
by intern | Dec 12, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
It took too long and didn’t go far enough, but New York State lawmakers have at last taken the crucial first step in reforming the harshest drug laws in the country (“Hard-won reforms,” News, Dec. 8). I applaud these reforms, but I am concerned that...
by intern | Nov 3, 2003 | Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: “Freed From Prison, but Still Paying a Penalty” (news article, Dec. 29) exposes the draconian effects of a criminal justice system whose focus on tough punishment leaves little room for rehabilitation. While punishment for criminal behavior...
