--- description: Maia Szalavitz is the author, most recently, of "Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction." title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Maia Szalavitz ## Maia Szalavitz Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Maia Szalavitz is the author, most recently, of "Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction." ## Maia Szalavitz Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Sep 29, 2021 ### [Rethinking What it Means to Recover from Addiction](https://time.com/6102343/recovering-from-addiction/) If we don’t start to view recovery more inclusively, we are denying hope and healing to those who be... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 30, 2016 ### [The Genes for Pot Addiction Have Been Identified](https://time.com/4275880/the-genes-for-pot-addiction-have-been-identified/) They're also linked to depression and schizophrenia [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Apr 5, 2015 ### [Former Addict: What Indiana Can Learn From New York About Needle Exchanges](https://time.com/3769693/clean-needle-programs-hiv/) A needle that costs pennies can save millions [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 4, 2014 ### [Viewpoint: FDA Approval of Overdose Antidote Leaves Lives on the Table](https://time.com/49784/viewpoint-fda-approval-of-overdose-antidote-leaves-lives-on-the-table/) Making the epi-pen available by prescription is just the first step. It also needs to be available o... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Mar 28, 2014 ### [Suicidal Impulses Don't Have to Be Deadly](https://time.com/40944/suicide-safety-nets-san-francisco-golden-gate-bridge/) Safety nets, which will go up around San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, are a proven lifesaver [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Mar 13, 2014 ### [Autism Treatment Could Help Anorexics](https://time.com/22585/oxytocin-anorexia-autism/) Evidence that a brain chemical called oxytocin can help autistic people pay more attention to social... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Feb 7, 2014 ### [What Philip Seymour Hoffman's Sponsor Could Have Done for Him](https://time.com/6512/what-philip-seymour-hoffmans-sponsor-could-have-done-for-him/) As part of Twelve-Step programs, they act as support, friend, mentor, and advisor—but they're also f... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Feb 4, 2014 ### [Dylan Farrow's Child Abuse Accusations: What We've Learned About When, and How Children Should Confront Abuse](https://time.com/4428/dylan-farrows-child-abuse-accusations-what-weve-learned-about-when-and-how-children-should-confront-abuse/) Experts still don't have all the answers, but have a better appreciation for how to help young victi... [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Jan 3, 2014 ### [Muting Marijuana's High: Pot Without the Impairment](https://time.com/1600/muting-marijuanas-high-pot-without-the-impairment/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) *  Sep 15, 2011 ### [Smoking and Erectile Dysfunction: Quitting Helps](https://time.com/4408977/erectile-dysfunction-quit-smoking/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/maia-szalavitz/","name":"Maia Szalavitz"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/maia-szalavitz/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/maia-szalavitz/"},"name":"Maia Szalavitz","jobTitle":null,"description":"Maia Szalavitz is the author, most recently, of \"Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction.\"","url":"https://time.com/author/maia-szalavitz/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```