Six Months Off the Street
An update on Evan from our three-part series No Easy Fix
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Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic California Is Tired of Letting People Die
Long-term involuntary treatment is back. Is it working?
Rachel Bujalski for The Atlantic A Radical Answer to the Fentanyl Crisis
The conclusion of our three-part series, No Easy Fix
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: azemdega / Getty. The 48-Hour Fentanyl Clock
San Francisco is changing how it responds to homelessness and addiction on its streets—but people who need help right now don’t have the luxury of waiting.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Can San Francisco Be Saved?
Introducing No Easy Fix, a new three-part miniseries from Radio Atlantic, about the widespread addiction and homelessness that threaten the city’s future
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Tareq Saifur Rahman / Getty; Akaradech Pramoonsin / Getty. Why Has America Ignored Its Best Addiction Treatment?
Buprenorphine can stop cravings for opioids, yet its uptake in the U.S. has stagnated.
Illustration by The Atlantic: Source: Getty. Ketamine’s Catch-22
The drug has a hard-partying past—and a promising future in treating depression.
Illustration by Timo Lenzen A Dangerous Idea About How the Brain Works
The chemical-imbalance theory in mental health influenced the way we talk and think about these conditions. But is it right?
Illustration by Timo Lenzen The Drug That Could Help End the Opioid Epidemic
One medication has the potential to drastically reduce the number of deaths involving opioids. Yet few people are taking it. Why?
Illustration by Timo Lenzen You Can’t Truly Be Friends With an AI
Just because a relationship with a chatbot feels real, that doesn’t mean it is.
Illustration by Woojoo Im. Source: Getty.
