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Capucine Barcellona discusses the change in how depression is conceptualised and diagnosed within Chinese culture. #mentalhealth #depression #China #Psychiatry pointshistory.com/post/global-ps…

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Check out my latest for Points. Thank you to Dani, ben, The Love Tank, Safe Only Ltd, my amazing photographer Mekdes, and everyone who attended the event for making this piece so great ❤️ pointshistory.com/post/the-2023-…

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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. A&D History American Institute of the History of Pharmacy pointshistory.com/post/a-joke-or…

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#cfp for a special issue titled 'Journalism, Media and Mind-Altering Drugs' in 'Journalism and Media' #drugs #media #journalism pointshistory.com/post/cfp-journ…

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"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 pointshistory.org/post/an-aircra…

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Next Weds., Feb. 14 from 12-2 PM EST Naa Oyo A. Kwate 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 Hagley Mus. and Lib. and tickets are free eventbrite.com/e/the-blacker-…

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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" pointshistory.org/post/murder-on…

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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. pointshistory.org/post/on-a-scal…

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What do measuring pain and evaluating football prospects have in common? The second part of Steve Beitler's 3-part pain series is out! pointshistory.org/post/pain-on-t…

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Let's make it happen! The co-editor of Points 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]

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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!

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For Points, Policing Patients author Liz Chiarello.com answers questions about her new book, fascinating stories from her interviews, and forthcoming research: hubs.ly/Q02V6xf80

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Such a pleasure to talk with Points about Policing Patients. I share a little of the backstory that led to this research and where I think that drug research should go from here.

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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 x.com/JanetEremenko/…

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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. pointshistory.org/post/call-for-…

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Points is excited to put forward our first in a series of video interviews with drug historians, a conversation between DavidHerzberg and David Pozen! Constitutional roads not taken: The war on drugs and historical possibilities. youtu.be/5d0Bvm6vT3k?si…