Talking Points: Holly Karibo
Points is honored to welcome Dr. Holly Karibo , Associate Professor of History at Oklahoma State University, about her book Rehab on the...
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Clayton Wells
6 days ago1 min read
Constitutional roads not taken: The war on drugs and historical possibilities
A conversation between David Herzberg and David Pozen about his new book, The Constitution of the War on Drugs.
Clayton Wells
Oct 254 min read
Call for Proposals: Editors of the Social History of Alcohol and Drugs
ADHS invites applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of its peer-reviewed journal, The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs.
Clayton Wells
Oct 2110 min read
Talking Points: Elizabeth Chiarello
Points is excited to welcome Dr. Elizabeth Chiarello , Associate Professor of Sociology at St. Louis University , for an interview about...
Clayton Wells
Oct 115 min read
Talking Points: Jaeyoon Park
Dr. Jaeyoon Park joins Points to talk about his recent book: Addiction Becomes Normal
Bob Beach
Oct 73 min read
Women, Intoxicants, and Informal Laws: Transnational Perspectives (19th-21st centuries)
Notetakers Kayla Greenstein, University of Sydney Philipp Rühr Presenters Chair: Catherine Carstairs , University of Guelph Dorota...
Bob Beach
Oct 23 min read
Women and Psychoactive Drugs
Notetakers Kayla Greenstein, University of Sydney Philipp Rühr Presenters Chair: Catherine Carstairs , University of Guelph Erika Dyck ,...
Bob Beach
Sep 304 min read
Criminalization, De-Criminalization, and Legalization: History and Contemporary Politics
Chaired by Lucas Richert from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The panel included presentations by Benjamin Y. Fong from Arizona...
Clayton Wells
Sep 301 min read
ADHS 2024 Conference Coverage
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” -Vladimir Lenin It feels as though it has been ages...
Steve Beitler
Jul 77 min read
The Pain We Share: Global Events and Personal Pain
Illustration by Bryce Hendry, copyright 2024. How do people experience and process the pain they feel from global events – for example,...
Steve Beitler
Jun 147 min read
Pain on the Scales: Measure We Must
Illustration by Bryce Hendry, copyright 2024. This is the second post in my three-part series on the history of pain (you can read the...
Clayton Wells
Jun 75 min read
Talking Points: Joanna Kempner
Joanna Kempner, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Rutgers University, is the author of Psychedelic Outlaws: The...
Steve Beitler
May 317 min read
“On a Scale from Zero to 10” – Pain Across History
In his 2006 book The Worst of Evils: The Fight Against Pain, physician and historian Thomas Dormandy described this as "probably the...
Clayton Wells
May 61 min read
Online Symposium: The Opioid Industry Documents Archive: A National Symposium
The Opioid Industry Documents Archive (OIDA) is hosting a national webinar symposium, Monday, May 13 through Thursday, May 16, noon-2:30...
Clayton Wells
Apr 126 min read
Talking Points: Naa Oyo Kwate
In celebration of the book's one-year anniversary of publication, Points is delighted to welcome Naa Oyo A. Kwate, the author of White...
Clayton Wells
Apr 51 min read
Social History of Alcohol and Drugs (SHAD) Seeking Associate Book Review Editors
The journal Social History of Alcohol and Drugs (SHAD), published by University of Chicago Press, is seeking Associate Book Review...
Clayton Wells
Apr 57 min read
Talking Points: Max Felker-Kantor
Points is delighted to welcome Max Felker-Kantor, Associate Professor of History at Ball State University for an interview about his new...
Clayton Wells
Mar 296 min read
From the Archives: Ron Roizen Redux
Today's round-up of evergreen content from the Points archive comes to us courtesy of Ron Roizen, PhD, a sociologist who has written...
Naa Oyo A. Kwate
Mar 229 min read
Weird, White, Toxic Tonics: A Look at Urban Wine Marketing
Naa Oyo A. Kwate is an interdisciplinary scholar and writer whose latest book is White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black...
Clayton Wells
Mar 225 min read
Talking Points: Sara Black
Points is delighted to welcome Dr. Sara Black, Assistant Professor of History at Christopher Newport University, for an interview about...
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