Alexander E. Sharp
Alexander E. Sharp is a United Church of Christ minister and executive director of Clergy for a New Drug Policy.
The promise of the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, which voters approved this week
A personal narrative of addiction and the culture that birthed it
Leslie Jamison weaves cultural critique into her memoir about alcohol and creativity.
The questions private prisons raise
Is private management more efficient? Is it wrong to profit from punishment? Is the whole idea immoral in concept?
Public-health approaches to addiction share a compelling goal: to avoid making things worse.