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# Maia Szalavitz

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## Maia Szalavitz


Maia Szalavitz is the author, most recently, of "Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction."


## Maia Szalavitz


* ![White book with black letters word Recovery written on it](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt696b6c4f236c0112/698a1d59656a3f1cedbdbacd/GettyImages-1296901839.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbebbd308267298c9/69888cef428a9eb001cd1fee/gettyimages-89603868.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
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/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
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/)
* ![Suicide Barrier Could Be Installed On Golden Gate Bridge](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7e54ce654953c7d2/698687afcd68483d34093d59/478204957.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)  
* ![171655390](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80b8ee8b0a4302ab/698685311eebf784fa36fcaf/171655390.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
* !["A Most Wanted Man" Portraits - 2014 Sundance Film Festival](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte074d4237439feb2/6986828ae8524b22236017ec/466738981.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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/)
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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/)
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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/)
* ![Smoking E.D.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3939e8cee2100444/69889c2c2dce011fdd9e9dd5/healthland_smokethin_0610.jpg?branch=production&width=480&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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[HEALTH](/section/health/)

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