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]

It was a great week in Buffalo for the A&D History conference! Lots of great panels, old friends and new people, fascinating conversations. See you in 2 years in Paris.

This was a provocative conference talk with a lively Q&A afterward-- followers of Dr. Campos who are interested in participating in the next one person should consider joining the org and meeting us in Paris in 2026! Join here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/journals/s…

Over at the platform that rhymes with budsnack, I've been chronicling the important role that conspiracy theory and just plain bullshit have played in the successful #marijuana legalization movement. Part III this week. Link in my profile. A&D History

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This article from The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs explores the history of the troubled teen industry and the use of therapeutic violence in group rehabilitation settings. Learn more: ow.ly/FMn650SNxs2 A&D History

This article from The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs traces the influence of anti-cannabis policies and rhetoric on the making of cannabis and pregnancy science: ow.ly/GCVz50SS7Ry A&D History

Read this article from The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs to learn more about the regulation of alcohol and taverns in Ottoman Istanbul and the members of society who shaped these prohibitions. Find it here: ow.ly/1uiK50TeszB A&D History

Madison, Wisconsin is the new hub of psychedelic research. Though beer and cheese curds are still pretty popular. I know, because I was there. My report here: shorturl.at/OvrSj Dr Zoë Dubus Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances @LucRichert A&D History Erika Dyck

What does the future have in store for prevention science? From The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, this article studies prevention science's rise in the U.S. and explores possible trajectories for future research. Read it here: ow.ly/XZKg50TCCHA A&D History

Now out: my exchange (journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…) with David Hawkins and Richard Catalano in response to my recent article (journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.10…) on the history of prevention science in A&D History 🧵 1/

This 2021 article from The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs takes a closer look at how the Department of Defense successfully institutionalized drug-sniffing dogs. Read it here: ow.ly/CLrI50U9t2F A&D History

New pod episode with the great Brianna Leavitt-Alcántara. We talk becoming an academic, working with Bill Taylor, studying fascinating old Inquisition documents, Mexican-American identity, and an 18th c., 13 y/o Maya rebel leader. A&D History tinyurl.com/39uskxtb

From The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, this 2020 article investigates how the concept of sancticity was invoked to protect of one of the few remaining regions where peyote still grows in Mexico. Read it here: ow.ly/mcxt50UoPYx A&D History

How was the Anatolian opium trade influenced by World War I? From The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, this article investigates how Germany protected their morphine stock by regulating the Ottoman Empire's opium exports. Read more here: ow.ly/yBsJ50UOWF7 A&D History

Who was Dave Purchase? This article from The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs provides a history of the instrumental harm reduction activist and public health advocate. Learn more about Purchase's life and accomplishments here: ow.ly/wPoJ50USEm4 A&D History

It's National Drink Wine Day! Relax with your wine and read this article from The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs that discusses wine's medicinal uses in early modern England. Find the article here: ow.ly/lNaV50UNWaT A&D History

Points introduces our project, 'Kicking the Habit: ‘Addictive’ Sport Sponsorship in Britain, 1965-2025', on the tobacco, alcohol and gambling industries’ sponsorship of football, rugby, cricket, F1 & tennis pointshistory.org/post/kicking-t… Funded by Wellcome A&D History

Interested in learning more about the Alcohol and Drugs History Society President Erika Dyck's (Erika Dyck ) wild ride into a career in drug history? Check out Prof Isaac Campos' latest episode of History on Drugs:

From The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, this article investigates the effects and history of a 1988 moratorium on the issuance, expansion, and relocation of liquor licenses in downtown Vancouver. Learn more here: ow.ly/KPhY50VGHyC A&D History