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Emily Dufton

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Americans Condemn Nixon’s War on Drugs. If Only They Knew the Truth.

With opioids ravaging communities, the U.S. could learn from this 1971 policy.

by Emily Dufton via Washington Post
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on June 17, 2026
Puff, Puff, Pass

The explosion of kid-friendly paraphernalia led the federal government to crack down on pot.

by Emily Dufton via Perspectives on History on April 25, 2019
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Nixon Made a Mistake on Pot. Will Trump Do the Same with Opioids?

Decades after Nixon waged war on pot, Trump is doing the some with opioids. It could make things worse.

by Emily Dufton via Made By History on April 20, 2018

Addiction, Inc.: Medication-Assisted Treatment and America’s Forgotten War on Drugs

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The Other War on Drugs

A new history of opioid addiction treatment.

by Ryan Reft via Tropics of Meta on April 10, 2026

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Donald Trump Just Brought a Long-Sought Policy Goal Closer Than Ever

It all might have been different without one night in 1977. A scandal followed—and, five decades later, no one agrees on what happened.

by Josh Levin via Slate on December 23, 2025

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