From 2014 to 2020, I served as the managing editor of Points, the blog of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society. I led a team of over a half-dozen contributing editors and numerous guest writers as we posted short, insightful pieces on the long and complex history of alcohol and drug use in America and abroad. You can follow Points on Twitter and Facebook — the site remains awesome!
I still contribute regularly. You can see all my articles here.
Some of my favorites:
“Transforming MAT, Part II: The Swiss Way,” Points, March 2, 2024
“‘An Aircraft Carrier, Not a PT Boat’: Transforming Medication-Assisted Treatment in 2024 and Beyond,” Points, January 27, 2024
“‘I envision the methadone clinic as we now know it disappearing’: The promises and failures of methadone and LAAM,” Points, February 15, 2022
“Quiet Radicals: The Life and Work of Ruth and Edward Brecher, Part 1 - Ruth Came First,” Points, December 7, 2021
“9/11 and Drug History: An Interview with Dr. Samuel R. Friedman,” Points, September 11, 2021
“Points Roundtable: American Rehab from Reveal,” Points, September 17, 2020
“Hidden Figures of Drug History: Melissa Cargill,” Points, June 11, 2019
“From Hippies to High Yield Insights: The Evolution of an Industry,” Points, November 29, 2018
“Hidden Figures of Drug History: Joan Ganz Cooney,” Points, August 16, 2018
