top of page
The Forgotten Drug War: One Million Drug Addicts (Washington, D.C., 1919)
In 1918, the Treasury Department established a Special Narcotic Committee, tasked with reviewing the scope of the drug problem in the...
Reflections on “Addicts Who Survived”: Willis Butler’s Narrative
Editor’s note: Not every interview conducted for Addicts Who Survived was of an addict. The work includes some fascinating oral...
ADHS Daily Register: Call for Editors
The Alcohol and Drugs History Society is looking for one or more new Managing Editors of the ADHS Daily Register. The Daily Register is...
Overnight Reading: The Future of Academic Publishing
Here’s some overnight food for thought from Michael P. Taylor, research associate in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University...
Addiction, History and Historians: Nancy Campbell’s Response
Editor’s Note: This week, Points offers readers a series of responses to David Courtwright’s reflections on history, historians, and...
bottom of page