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.
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
