Big recco for this series by @emilydufton.bsky.social that questions the received notions of Nixon’s original War on Drugs – in particular, the cult of legitimacy surrounding Dan Baum’s infamous quote from John Erlichman (iykyk) that has shaped conceptions about the WOD substack.com/home/post/p-...

GUEST POST: Dan Baum Should Have Known Better

Emily Dufton on Reddit, John Ehrlichman, and Nixon’s real war on drugs

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Fifty-five years ago, Nixon launched a ‘war on drugs.’ But instead of constructing more prisons, Nixon announced the largest expansion of addiction treatment in US history. @emilydufton.bsky.social, author of ADDICTION, INC., explains in @postopinions.bsky.social.

Missed this in Feb but this is a great chat with @emilydufton.bsky.social about the peculiar history of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Emily Dufton, "Addiction, Inc: Medication-assisted Treatment and America's Forgotten War on Drugs" (U Chicago Press, 2026)

Podcast Episode · New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery · February 18 · 1h

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Addiction, Inc: Medication-Assisted Treatment and America's Forgotten War on Drugs by @emilydufton.bsky.social I Appreciated the nuance and varied takes, as well as the surprising role of the Nixon administration in pioneering addiction treatment

I'm honored to be sharing a stage with @emilydufton.bsky.social and Erin Williams tomorrow morning at Gold Coast Book Fair to discuss one of the most provocative allegations in the air -- as it involves gambling, painkillers, and much else: "the business of addiction." #bookfest #longisland

Eye-opening, & deeply human, Addiction, Inc. reveals how our country built an addiction treatment system that made recovery harder... & how to change course. Join us for an urgent conversation with the author, @emilydufton.bsky.social, this Thurs 4/30 at 6:30. RSVP: withfriends.co/event/279058...

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Today @emilydufton.bsky.social joins us to talk about Addiction, Inc.: Medication-Assisted Treatment and America's Forgotten War on Drugs. Come check it out! @uchicagopress.bsky.social @askhistorians.bsky.social www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

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The Tattooed Historian@tattooedhistorian.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're LIVE right now on my YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvGd...

Coming up tomorrow (Monday) at 2:00 pm ET on my YouTube channel. @emilydufton.bsky.social will be joining me and we would love to see you in the live chat! www.youtube.com/live/LvGd1eD...

From Nixon’s methadone clinics to the 100k+ deaths of the fentanyl crisis. 📉 @emilydufton.bsky.social joins me on Monday to discuss her new book, Addiction, Inc. (UChicago Press), on how the US govt created, abandoned, and commercialized America’s treatment system. www.youtube.com/live/LvGd1eD...

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“Addiction, Inc.” was officially released yesterday and today it’s the top new release on Amazon in history of medicine! Thank you SO MUCH for all your support! If you want to know more about the history of methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone, check it out!

Cool author & person @emilydufton.bsky.social has a new book out today, "Addiction, Inc.: Medication-Assisted Treatment and America’s Forgotten War on Drugs," and she's speaking about it at Politics & Prose at the Wharf this Wednesday!

Emily Dufton@emilydufton.bsky.social · 4mo ago

DC! I’ll be at Politics and Prose at the Wharf next week, 4/15, at 7 pm. I’ll be in conversation with Tim Shenk, fellow historian. In 2024 he was named GW’s best professor by the university’s student newspaper, the Hatchet, and by the end of our chat he’ll be your favorite too.

DC! I’ll be at Politics and Prose at the Wharf next week, 4/15, at 7 pm. I’ll be in conversation with Tim Shenk, fellow historian. In 2024 he was named GW’s best professor by the university’s student newspaper, the Hatchet, and by the end of our chat he’ll be your favorite too.

Catch last week’s newsletter! Fast 5 with Gist Books | Where in the World: Vietnam | Scholarly Sources: Emily Dufton @emilydufton.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.substack.com/p/april-2

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Ramona Liberoff and Liz Fried share their book picks

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Mail day from @uchicagopress.bsky.social. @emilydufton.bsky.social will be joining me on YouTube on 4/20 to discuss!

On 4/15 I’ll give a virtual talk with Dr. Jerome Jaffe, Nixon’s deeply misremembered drug czar who was actually responsible for launching a nationalized system of addiction treatment clinics in 1971. The talk is hosted by @librarycongress.bsky.social, where I did most of my research. See you there!

Nixon didn't just declare war on drugs, he secretly launched the biggest addiction treatment program in American history. Methadone clinics. Federal funding. It worked. Then they buried it. Historian @emilydufton.bsky.social will join me on YouTube on 4/20 to discuss!

The loss of the WaPo books section is a real tragedy. After it was relaunched in 2022, the section became an important voice in the declining world of book coverage. Especially not cool when my book comes out in 10 weeks 😩 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

Washington Post Begins Laying Off More Than 300 Journalists

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John Lewis, a British chemist who was instrumental in discovering and developing buprenorphine, has passed away at age 92. Because of his work (especially with NIDA here in the US), Suboxone, Subutex, and Sublocade exist. RIP to a major force in MAT. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

John Lewis obituary

Other lives: Chemist who played a key role in the development of an alternative medication to morphine and methadone

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“Rehab” is an eye opening and disturbing look at the American drug treatment industry. @sho-walter.bsky.social brings its impacts to life in her important new book. We had a great convo about money, insurance, punishment and stigma, and what could actually help.

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Emily Dufton@emilydufton.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Page proofs are here! Addiction, Inc. is coming in April 2026!

Shoutout to former NYC mayor Fiorello La Guardia who opposed the criminalization of marijuana more than 70 years ago:

LaGuardia and the Truth About Marijuana

Hip to Harm Reduction

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“james adomian”@jadomian.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Fiorello La Guardia is tapdancing in his grave tonight!

Page proofs are here! Addiction, Inc. is coming in April 2026!

I had a great talk with Katie Herzog about her new book Drink Your Way Sober. We discussed how she used naltrexone to slow, and then stop, her drinking. We also talked about shame, science, recovery, and when it’s acceptable to insult people at parties newbooksnetwork.com/drink-your-w...

Thank you @audiecornish.bsky.social and @cnn.com for having me on the show this morning to discuss potential cannabis rescheduling! video.snapstream.net/Play/4Boylnm...

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It was an honor to chat with @emilydufton.bsky.social, another member of the elite Marie Nyswander club, for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Won't you join us?

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I talked to @melodyglenn.bsky.social about her new hybrid biography/history/memoir “Mother of Methadone.” A humane portrait of a stigmatized treatment, and a fun conversation. Thanks Melody! newbooksnetwork.com/mother-of-me...

I talked to @melodyglenn.bsky.social about her new hybrid biography/history/memoir “Mother of Methadone.” A humane portrait of a stigmatized treatment, and a fun conversation. Thanks Melody! newbooksnetwork.com/mother-of-me...

Very cool to see David Courtwright’s “The Age of Addiction” called incredible on the Ezra Klein show, bc it IS incredible www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/o...

This interview is amazing. Dale was literally at the front lines of the Cali cannabis story ever since the decrim movement bottomed out in the 70s and 80s. His insights into the market, yesterday *and* today, are enlightening. Grass Roots even got a little shout out at the end 😁

@isaac-campos.bsky.social · 2y ago

New podcast episode with longtime head of California @NORML, Dale Gieringer. We talk the history of cannabis-policy reform, Prop. 215, legalization, and learn about the drug scene in the 1960s. shorturl.at/zS8Ga Available Apple podcasts, Spotify, YouTube.