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Contemporary conversations from leading scholars on the history of drugs and pharmacy.

[Points @PointsHistory]

Points is excited to put forward our first in a series of video interviews with drug historians, a conversation between @dhbuffalo and David Pozen!

Constitutional roads not taken: The war on drugs and historical possibilities.
https://t.co/I9GPa8h4oQ

[Ben Perrin @profbenperrin]

Over 400,000 Canadians used life-saving supervised consumption services (2017-2024). Staff responded to 55,693 overdoses. Not a single person died as a result. Over 470,000 referrals were made at these sites to health and social support services. #abpoli
https://t.co/FKHx97UcPa

[Points @PointsHistory]

Call for applications!

The Alcohol and Drugs History Society (ADHS) invites applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of its peer-reviewed journal The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, published by the University of Chicago Press.

https://t.co/f8AhTwzVBM

[Princeton University Press @PrincetonUPress]

For @PointsHistory, Policing Patients author @Liz_Chiarello answers questions about her new book, fascinating stories from her interviews, and forthcoming research: https://t.co/RqEF0qMvrT

[Points @PointsHistory]

The 2024 Madison Drug History workshop is happening today and tomorrow. See the @HistPharm website for more details!

https://t.co/Mzso55E01n

[clayton @rat_brained]

funny headline but this kind of stats illiteracy is mind-boggling

life course data on drinking contradicts itself bc stress is linked to every single chronic disease. drinking is bad for you but can reduce stress! it's messy

population data cannot predict individual chances!

[A&D History @drughistory]

Let's make it happen! The co-editor of @PointsHistory Clayton Wells is a sociologist-- we'd love to feature more soc content on the site. If you have an idea for a post or collab please email [email protected] or [email protected]

[Victoria Afanasyeva @v_afanasyeva]

The fantastic French team @MarieRoustide @EPointeauLag @ProjetRACin @malcofproject during the great conference on alcohol and drugs history in Buffalo @PointsHistory @drughistory

[Points @PointsHistory]

What do measuring pain and evaluating football prospects have in common?

The second part of Steve Beitler's 3-part pain series is out!

https://t.co/tPYk2UNsNC

[Points @PointsHistory]

Steve Beitler explores the roots of contemporary understandings of pain and pain management, spotlighting mid-20th century discoveries about the complex biosocial nature of pain.

https://t.co/9GKBnsKmcJ

[Joseph Spillane @spillanejf]

I wrote something for @drughistory @PointsHistory and you may wish to read it!
https://t.co/YyBAesENxo

[Points @PointsHistory]

Holly Karibo talks nativist drug debates and the links between border, drug, and death penalty politics in her new piece for Points: "Murder on the Installment Plan"

https://t.co/PiMRGSpMHP

[Points @PointsHistory]

Next Weds., Feb. 14 from 12-2 PM EST @professahKwate will be presenting a chapter on the history of fortified "bum" wine in black urban life from her upcoming book "Terror's Terroir"

The seminar is virtually hosted by @hagleymuseum and tickets are free
https://t.co/PtKY3yffld

[American Institute of the History of Pharmacy @HistPharm]

Intoxicants & War Conference in Sept 2024. https://t.co/oRLlRZTrIm Likely of interest for @drughistory @PointsHistory #drugs #history

[Points @PointsHistory]

"2023 was a terrible year for addiction treatment. Because of disinterested doctors and intransigent states... the [U.S.] experienced its largest-ever number of overdose deaths"

@emily_dufton writes on the future of Medication-Assisted Treatment

https://t.co/3l87W0zBTK

[Points @PointsHistory]

#cfp for a special issue titled 'Journalism, Media and Mind-Altering Drugs' in 'Journalism and Media' #drugs #media #journalism
https://t.co/ojBbCugsdH

[Points @PointsHistory]

Gabriel Lake Carter reflects on his time in the AIHP archives to consider what materials on #drughistory from the 20th C might suggest about the problems that we face regarding #drugs and #pharmacy in the 21st C. @drughistory @HistPharm
https://t.co/cYhCEzzYyN

[Juliet Flam-Ross (she/her) @JulietFlamRoss]

Check out my latest for @PointsHistory. Thank you to Dani, @benvyle, @TheLoveTankCIC, @safeonlyltd, my amazing photographer Mekdes, and everyone who attended the event for making this piece so great ❤️
https://t.co/OqO6BgE934

[Points @PointsHistory]

@JulietFlamRoss reports for Points on The Harm Reduction Nightlife Summit hosted in London in May 2023. #harmreduction #london #drugs
https://t.co/WVEHwXv8gp