Drugs
This section covers specific drugs and the questions that actually matter for safety and recovery — how opioids create dependence, why fentanyl changed everything, whether cannabis is addictive, what recovery from stimulants really looks like, and what harm reduction is and whether it works. The aim is public-health-grade accuracy that a worried parent or a person in the middle of it can actually use, with honest uncertainty where the science is still moving.
Start here
- Is marijuana addictive? (A3-03) — high-volume, genuinely contested, handled honestly
- What is harm reduction and does it work? (A3-05) — the evidence review
- How do I help someone who is using drugs but doesn't want help? (A3-08) — the CRAFT evidence for families
Every question in this section
| Question | ID | Wave | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| How do opioids cause addiction? | A3-01 | 2 | queued |
| What is fentanyl and why is it so dangerous? | A3-02 | 2 | queued |
| Is marijuana addictive? | A3-03 | 1 | queued |
| Can you recover from meth addiction? | A3-04 | 2 | queued |
| What is harm reduction and does it work? | A3-05 | 1 | queued |
| How does contingency management work (and why isn't it everywhere)? | A3-06 | 3 | queued |
| What are psychedelics' real risks and benefits for addiction? | A3-07 | 2 | queued |
| How do I help someone who is using drugs but doesn't want help? | A3-08 | 1 | queued |
Link up: The Behavior Change Atlas Curated by Dr. Adi Jaffe, PhD (UCLA), author of The Abstinence Myth and Unhooked.