Monthly Archives: February 2012

Lessons from The Narcotic Farm, Part One

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

Editor’s Note: Today, Points begins a series of reflections on the Lexington Narcotic Hospital, from Luke Walden, JP Olsen, and Nancy Campbell.  Walden is a documentary filmmaker, Olsen a journalist (and documentarian), and Campbell a historian (and Contributing Editor to Points). … Continue reading →

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The Points Interview: Chris Bennett

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

For the twenty-first Points Interview, we’re venturing down the road less traveled.  Today’s installment features Chris Bennett’s Cannabis and the Soma Solution (Trine Day, 2010).  In the very first line of the book, Chris makes a sensible observation: “Generally, when … Continue reading →

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Week In Review: February 20 to February 25, 2012

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

While late February may be dispiriting to many of our readers who eagerly anticipate the end of winter, we here at Points have no complaints, having had a crackerjack week. We’ve had six authors cover a wide variety of fascinating … Continue reading →

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Weekend Reads: Whitney Houston Edition

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

Editor’s Note: Thank you for rejoining the retooled Weekend Reads. You’ll notice that, rather than providing links to a variety of stories currently in the news, this column will now look at the multiple lenses through which the blogosphere frames … Continue reading →

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“So Logical to Us”: Donna Krulitz Smith’s Account of the Complex and Compelling Story of the Prohibition Experience in Northern Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Mining District

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

A superb 2004 master’s thesis completed in the University of Idaho’s history department by Donna Krulitz Smith examines how prohibition – first at the statewide level, imposed on January 1, 1916, and later, nationwide prohibition, imposed on January 17, 1920 – played … Continue reading →

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Absolut Tampax

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

According to Stephen Colbert, being a parent is a “sublime and beautiful adventure, filled with unexpected joys and unimaginable terror.”  Undoubtedly, much of this is due to the behavior of children. If that weren’t enough, most local news hours provide … Continue reading →

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Drug Exhibitionism: Alcohol and Drug History in a Local Museum

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

As part of a semester-long series of events related to addiction here at the University of Michigan, a group of students researched and designed an exhibit called “Bad Habits: Drinks, Drags, and Drugs in Washtenaw County History” for a local … Continue reading →

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African Perspectives on Pharmaceuticals and Drugs

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

In a panel on “Drugs in Africa” at the African Studies Association annual meeting in Washington, DC in November, Donna Patterson, a historian in the Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College, presented a paper on “Drug Trafficking in Africa:  … Continue reading →

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When Drugs Were Legal in Mexico

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

We’re pleased to bring Points readers this short historical piece from Froylan Enciso, journalist and doctoral candidate in the Department of History, SUNY-Stony Brook, where he is working on a dissertation that explores the history of drugs in Sinaloa.    … Continue reading →

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(Short) Week In Review: February 13 to February 16, 2012

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

We here at Points stressed quality over quantity more than ever this past week. Gearing up for a busy late February, we put up just three posts, though our writers addressed many of our favorite topics, such as moral panic, the … Continue reading →

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