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Maia Szalavitz

Maia Szalavitz is the author, most recently, of "Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction."

Recent Articles

Rethinking What it Means to Recover from Addiction

If we don’t start to view recovery more inclusively, we are denying hope and healing to those who benefit from approaches other than the steps.

By Maia Szalavitz

The Genes for Pot Addiction Have Been Identified

They're also linked to depression and schizophrenia

By Maia Szalavitz

Former Addict: What Indiana Can Learn From New York About Needle Exchanges

A needle that costs pennies can save millions

By Maia Szalavitz

Viewpoint: FDA Approval of Overdose Antidote Leaves Lives on the Table

Making the epi-pen available by prescription is just the first step. It also needs to be available over the counter.

By Maia Szalavitz

Suicidal Impulses Don't Have to Be Deadly

Safety nets, which will go up around San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, are a proven lifesaver

By Maia Szalavitz

Autism Treatment Could Help Anorexics

Evidence that a brain chemical called oxytocin can help autistic people pay more attention to social cues is prompting some researchers to examine whether the drug could have any impact on those battling with anorexia, which lacks a pharmacological medication

By Maia Szalavitz

What Philip Seymour Hoffman's Sponsor Could Have Done for Him

As part of Twelve-Step programs, they act as support, friend, mentor, and advisor—but they're also former addicts and shouldn't be treated as experts

By Maia Szalavitz

Dylan Farrow's Child Abuse Accusations: What We've Learned About When, and How Children Should Confront Abuse

Experts still don't have all the answers, but have a better appreciation for how to help young victims confront their abuse experience

By Maia Szalavitz

Philip Seymour Hoffman Didn't Have to Die

There are ways to prevent loved ones from becoming victims of an overdose. Here are three.Philip Seymour Hoffman has joined Heath Ledger and Cory Monteith in the tragic ranks of talented actors killed by opioids,...

By Maia Szalavitz

Muting Marijuana's High: Pot Without the Impairment

As legal sales of marijuana begin in Colorado, researchers have discovered a natural hormone that can block the drug’s high.The hormone, known as pregnenolone, is already sold over the counter as an anti-aging supplement, since...

By Maia Szalavitz

Viewpoint: Why Brain Death Isn't An On-Off Switch

Thirteen-year-old Jahi McMath was declared brain dead after complications arising from a tonsillectomy, raising new questions about how we define brain death, and whether it’s time to revise our understanding of when brains can be...

By Maia Szalavitz

Smoking and Erectile Dysfunction: Quitting Helps

Forget Viagra. Research suggests that for firmer, faster erections, men should quit smoking. Scientists have found that men who successfully kick cigarettes can have thicker, more rigid erections and reached maximal arousal five times faster...

By Maia Szalavitz
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