The crack epidemic that ravaged the United States from the 1970s to 1990s was a dark chapter in American history, characterized by soaring addiction rates, urban decay, and devastating consequences ...

Dr Chris van Tulleken has said that number of people who "can’t quit" ultra-processed foods (UPFs) stands at a similar rate to those who are addicted to cocaine, alcohol and tobacco. The BBC ...

As the Obama administration and the media increasingly promote the idea that prescription drug misuse is this generation’s crack epidemic, I want to take a few minutes to note how irresponsible and ...

The subject of addiction swirls with myths and misinformation. It doesn’t help that so many people seem to believe that their own struggle with addiction — or a few drop-ins to Alcoholics Anonymous ...

I bet many of you remember the iconic 1991 film, New Jack City, starring Wesley Snipes as Nino Brown. Brown was a rising drug lord in New York City during the crack epidemic. He built this large drug ...

In the late 1980s and early '90s, Washington, D.C., was a city under siege. As with other cities, it descended into near chaos because of the crack epidemic that claimed even innocent lives. Whole ...

The Federal Commission for Addiction and Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases is planning the establishment of dedicated squads to visit individuals addicted to crack and offer them medical and ...

Ms. Interlandi, a member of the editorial board, has written extensively about the addiction crisis. It’s been two years since New York City became home to the nation’s first legally sanctioned ...

Ranee Sanford ‘23 graduated from Santa Clara University with a major in political science and minor in economics. Sanford was a 2022-23 Government Ethics Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied ...