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 Medicine’s claim to the contrary, for people vulnerable to addictive disease,…
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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 drug-free has struck…
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 worth risking a loss in credibility and an accusation of…
New Initiative Will Provide Treatment and Housing Services for Homeless People in Recovery from Substance Abuse Odyssey House has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to develop its Pathways to Housing Initiative. This competitive, five-year, federal grant will allow…