I think our drug laws need to be made scientifically, as best as possible, recognizing that values will always be part of that.
We have a system that was devised by racists to create racist ends. - Maia Szalavitz
We have a system that was devised by racists to create racist ends.
- Maia Szalavitz
When President Nixon declared war on drugs on June 17, 1971, about 110 people per 100,000 in the population were incarcerated. Today, we have 2-3 mil… - Maia Szalavitz
When President Nixon declared war on drugs on June 17, 1971, about 110 people per 100,000 in the population were incarcerated. Today, we have 2-3 mil…
The best outcomes that are seen for therapy intervention and for other psychological interventions is where the therapist really connects and the per… - Maia Szalavitz
The best outcomes that are seen for therapy intervention and for other psychological interventions is where the therapist really connects and the per…
I also had my own addiction to cocaine and heroin in my 20s. I knew that it was driven not by the things that the drug workers were telling me; in fa… - Maia Szalavitz
I also had my own addiction to cocaine and heroin in my 20s. I knew that it was driven not by the things that the drug workers were telling me; in fa…
Science could never get you to make alcohol and tobacco legal and marijuana illegal. Only racism can do that. - Maia Szalavitz
Science could never get you to make alcohol and tobacco legal and marijuana illegal. Only racism can do that.
Because addiction is a developmental problem, the developmental stage is important, things like employment are important, things like having a sense … - Maia Szalavitz
Because addiction is a developmental problem, the developmental stage is important, things like employment are important, things like having a sense …
Marijuana is not not harmful, but is the least harmful psychoactive substance that we have, with the possible exception of caffeine. - Maia Szalavitz
Marijuana is not not harmful, but is the least harmful psychoactive substance that we have, with the possible exception of caffeine.
Incarceration is as useful for addiction as it is for diabetes - i.e., not useful and potentially harmful, particularly for kids. - Maia Szalavitz
Incarceration is as useful for addiction as it is for diabetes - i.e., not useful and potentially harmful, particularly for kids.
Addiction is when you fall in love with a drug instead of a child or a lover and the learning that takes part in that part of the brain is designed b… - Maia Szalavitz
Addiction is when you fall in love with a drug instead of a child or a lover and the learning that takes part in that part of the brain is designed b…
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