Tag Archives: Disease Concept

Addiction, History and Historians: Ron Roizen’s Response to Courtwright’s Reply

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Editor’s Note:  Let’s face it–there was an awful lot to chew on in the recent roundtable on David Courtwright’s essay.  A private exchange between Ron Roizen and David Courtwright has led, with David’s encouragement, to Ron organizing his thoughts as … Continue reading →

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Qnexa in America: Thinner, Happier, and Less Reactive

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Welcome to the first installment of guest blogger Brad Fidler’s new four-part series. Brad is a postdoc researcher at UCLA, where he is developing a new program on Internet history.  He studies the crossovers between information technologies and psychiatry. Over … Continue reading →

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Addiction, History and Historians: David Courtwright replies

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Editor’s Note:  We’ve been very pleased to post a series of responses to David’s Courtwright’s essay on addiction, history and historians.  Now that Nancy Campbell, Alex Mold, Daniel Bradburd, and Samuel Roberts have all had their say, it seems fitting … Continue reading →

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Addiction, History and Historians: Daniel Bradburd’s Response

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Editor’s Note: Our symposium on addiction, history and historians continues today, with a response to David Courtwright from Prof. Daniel Bradburd.  If you’re just catching up with our series, start with David’s essay first.  Readers may also wish to review … Continue reading →

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Addiction, History and Historians: Alex Mold’s Response

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Editor’s Note: Our roundtable on addiction, history and historians continues with a commentary on David Courtwright’s essay from Dr. Alex Mold.  Alex is currently Lecturer in History at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, where she has been … Continue reading →

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Addiction, History and Historians: Nancy Campbell’s Response

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Editor’s Note: This week, Points offers readers a series of responses to David Courtwright’s reflections on history, historians, and addiction.  Today’s first entry comes from Nancy Campbell, a Points Contributing Editor.     David Courtwright’s prose sparkles with wit and insight. The current … Continue reading →

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Addiction, History and Historians: A Symposium

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

This month, the journal Addiction published an essay by David Courtwright, “Addiction and the Science of History.”  For readers unfamiliar with the journal, Addiction is one of the oldest and most influential interdisciplinary journals focusing on issues related to substance abuse … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Marty Mann and the Medicalization of Alcoholism

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

I’m a big fan of contradictions. Where they occur – in social movements, in ideology, in programs of action – they tend to highlight the underlying compositional character of human enterprises.  Thus contradictions also provide occasions where the contributing strands … Continue reading →

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In the Ether: Rick Doblin on Psychedelics and Addiction

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

As Rick Doblin, founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Rick Doblin, mentioned in the second installment of his three-part interview with Points (Part I is here), the organization — part psychedelic research lab, part advocacy group, and … Continue reading →

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There’s Something Wrong with Aunt Diane: What Morality, Medicine & Documentary Can’t Explain

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Acclaimed documentarian Liz Garbus‘s most recent documentary feature, There’s Something Wrong with Aunt Diane (which premiered this week on HBO), examines what might have led supermom Diane Schuler to drive a borrowed minivan southbound in the northbound lane of the … Continue reading →

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