Points: Joint Blog ADHS and AIHP

29/08/2023

Gabriel Lake Carter reflects on his time in the AIHP archives to consider what materials on drughistory from the 20th C might suggest about the problems that we face regarding drugs and pharmacy in the 21st C.

Gabriel Lake Carter reflects on 20th Century materials from the AIHP archives and what they suggest about drugs & pharmacy in the 21st.

16/08/2023

Capucine Barcellona discusses the change in how depression is conceptualised and diagnosed within Chinese culture.

Capucine Barcellona discusses the change in how depression is conceptualised and diagnosed within Chinese culture.

14/08/2023

We're playing catch-up in sharing some of our most recent post. Here's Stefano Tijerina's take on the economic implications of the legalization of ma*****na.

Stefano Tijerina takes 'A Look at Maine's Ma*****na Market' and the economic implications of the legalization of ma*****na.

11/08/2023

Ritesh Kumar Jaiswal, Halea Ruffiner & Judith Vitale creatively explore drug use in different places on one night on earth in 1929.

Ritesh Kumar Jaiswal, Halea Ruffiner & Judith Vitale creatively explore the fate of people who use drugs one night in 1929.

09/08/2023

Stefano Tijerina considers the rising prominence of BRICS countries and their implications for the 'war on drugs'.

Stefano Tijerina considers the rising prominence of BRICS countries and their implications for the 'war on drugs'.

02/08/2023

Christopher Hallam discusses the 'spell cast' over him by Christiane F's iconic autobiography 'Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo'.

Christopher Hallam discusses the 'spell cast' over him by Christiane F's iconic autobiography 'Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo'.

11/05/2023

Today’s post features an interview with Mariana Reynoso, a Mexico-based pharmaceutical historian and Gabriel Gonzalez-Bravo, a Mexico-based chemistry researcher. These scholars focus on the history of chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences in Mexico. Mariana and Gabriel recently authored 'Johann Wilhelm Schaffner, Leopoldo Rio de la Loza, and elemental analysis in Mexico' in the recently-published issue of the History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals. Find out more about their backgrounds, article and future research plans in this interview....

Today’s post features an interview with Mariana Reynoso, a Mexico-based pharmaceutical historian and Gabriel Gonzalez-Bravo, a Mexico-based chemistry researcher. These scholars focus on the history of chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences in Mexico. Mariana and Gabriel recently authored 'Johann Wi...

10/05/2023

Ejura Salihu returns with a contribution to the Pharmaceutical Inequalities series that explores the changing representation of cannabis in advertising and the media.

Ejura Salihu returns with a contribution to the Pharmaceutical Inequalities that explores the changing representation of cannabis in advertising and the media.

09/05/2023

Yale’s SU x COVID Data Collaborative’s Policy Working Group is hosting activists who use drugs and harm reduction researchers to discuss drug policy reformation, structural inequities in drug treatment and harm reduction systems, deconstruction of the disease model of addiction, and alternate ways to think about drug use in a multi-part series, Confronting the Drug War: Drug-User Oriented Harm Reduction and Drug Policy....

Yale’s SU x COVID Data Collaborative’s Policy Working Group is hosting activists who use drugs and harm reduction researchers to discuss drug policy reformation, structural inequities in drug treatment and harm reduction systems, deconstruction of the disease model of addiction, and alternate wa...

03/05/2023

Christopher Hallam considers the role of British national identity in the drama of drug control in interwar Britain, with a particular focus on the movement of bohemian and high society individuals between London and Paris.

25/04/2023

The Netherlands' Nationaal Farmaceutisch Museum has launched their virtual exhibition on the history of o***m and opiates curated by digital archivist Rimke van der Bij in partnership with experienced academics in the histories of drugs and pharmaceuticals, Toine Pieters and Stephen Snelders....

The Netherlands' Nationaal Farmaceutisch Museum has launched their virtual exhibition on the history of o***m and opiates curated by digital archivist Rimke van der Bij in partnership with experienced academics in the histories of drugs and pharmaceuticals, Toine Pieters and Stephen Snelders.

21/04/2023

An ‘O***m Zone’ From Assam to Yunnan: O***m Trade, Imperial Interests and Politics of Control in a Frontier Landscape.

Kawal Kour discusses the historical connections between o***m trade, imperial interests and politics of control in the geographical area spanning Assam to Yunnan.

https://pointshistory.com/2023/04/20/an-o***m-zone-from-assam-to-yunnan/

19/04/2023

In our latest blog post Isaac Campos introduces thedrugpage.org which features his new digital humanities project on early 20th century cannabis discourses in the USA.

Isaac Campos introduces thedrugpage.org which features his new digital humanities project on early twentieth century cannabis discourses in the United States.

14/04/2023

"April sees the return of the Grand National and the British media are always hungry to report on a particular spectacle – Ladies Day". Laura Glancy discusses why in the latest Points blog post.

Laura Glancy explores the parallels between contemporary attitudes towards women's public intoxication at the races on Ladies Day and those from the British Temperance movements.

12/04/2023

Christopher Hallam returns to the
Points blog with his first post as a Contributing Editor, profiling Brenda Deal Paul - actress and socialite - whose social position and notoriety for drug consumption rendered her a problematic figure in Britain.

Christopher Hallam returns to the 'Points' blog with his first post as a Contributing Editor, profiling Brenda Deal Paul - actress and socialite - whose social position and notoriety for drug consumption rendered her a problematic figure in Britain.

11/04/2023

Contributing Editor Steve Beitler’s first Points post explores the history, failures and future of the "war on drugs" in the United States.

Contributing Editor Steve Beitler's first Points post explores the history, failures and future of the war on drugs in the United States.

23/03/2023

New Contributing Editor to the Points team, Capu Barcellona, debuts on the blog with a historical overview of drug use patterns and regulatory responses in the Malay peninsula, including Singapore and Malaysia, from o***m to cannabis.

Contributing editor Capu Barcellona gives a historical overview of drug use patterns and regulatory responses in the Malay peninsula, including Singapore and Malaysia, from o***m to cannabis.

22/03/2023

Kawal Kour shares her first blog as a Contributing Editor, exploring the use of o***m among the Rajas and Padshahs of India.

16/03/2023

Points is delighted to introduce five new Contributing Editors who were welcomed to the Editorial team this month. Here's a sneak preview of who they are and the topics they'll be writing about in the coming months....

Points is delighted to introduce five new Contributing Editors who were welcomed to the Editorial team this month. Here's a sneak preview of who they are and the topics they'll be writing about in the coming months.

15/03/2023

he American Institute for the History of Pharmacy is now accepting nominations for the George Urdang Medal, which recognizes the lifetime achievements of a person who has made important scholarly contributions to the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The deadline for nominations is June 1, 2023....

he American Institute for the History of Pharmacy is now accepting nominations for the George Urdang Medal, which recognizes the lifetime achievements of a person who has made important scholarly contributions to the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. The deadline for nominations....

10/03/2023

Claire Davey explores the connections between women's experiences of and for physical , and menstrual health/ .

Claire Davey explores how women, who utilise online sobriety communities, are turning to sobriety as a strategy of self-care for their minds and bodies, and situates this within historical feminist conceptualisations of self-care.

07/03/2023

Today’s post features an interview with Naomi Rendina, a US-based historian. Naomi focuses on the history of reproduction and pharmaceuticals involved in childbirth. Naomi recently authored ‘Controlling the Uterus: A History of Labor Augmentation Drugs in Childbirth, 1900–1970‘ in the recently-published issue of the History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals. Find out more about Naomi’s background, article and future research plans in this interview....

Today’s post features an interview with Naomi Rendina, a US-based historian. Naomi focuses on the history of reproduction and pharmaceuticals involved in childbirth. Naomi recently authored ‘Controlling the Uterus: A History of Labor Augmentation Drugs in Childbirth, 1900–1970‘ in the recent...

02/03/2023

The Drinking Studies Network's 'Women and Alcohol' research cluster have announced a call for 'papers' ahead of their 2023 conference 'Drinking Studies. Crossing Boundaries 2023'....

The Drinking Studies Network's 'Women and Alcohol' research cluster have announced a call for 'papers' ahead of their 2023 conference 'Drinking Studies. Crossing Boundaries 2023'.

28/02/2023

In the latest Points blog post JJ Strange tells a "tale of success and exchange" in "stories of Chinese pharmacy students in the early 20thC at the University of Wisconsin".

Despite being thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean, at the turn of the 20th century, the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy became a hotspot for Chinese students interested in researching medicinal plants in China. Under the advisement of Dr. Edward Kremers, these Chinese stud...

23/02/2023

Listen to a short audio clip of the latest episode of Addiction Lives with Professor Susan MacGregor....

Listen to a short audio clip of the latest episode of Addiction Lives with Professor Susan MacGregor.

21/02/2023

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is now accepting applications for 2023 AIHP PhD Research Support Grants. The AIHP PhD Research Support Grant Program encourages academic research by doctoral candidates on topics related to the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals (broadly defined). The program provides grants up to $2,000, and AIHP hopes to fund two grants in 2023....

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is now accepting applications for 2023 AIHP PhD Research Support Grants. The AIHP PhD Research Support Grant Program encourages academic research by doctoral candidates on topics related to the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals (broadly defined...

16/02/2023

Stefano Tijerina explores how Colombia's recent foreign policy shift marks a changed approach regarding the long-standing 'war on drugs'.

14/02/2023

On Tuesday February 21, 2023, 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. U.S. ET, the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech is hosting a free online lecture and discussion with Dr Megan Bever, titled “At War with King Alcohol: Debating Drinking and Masculinity in the Civil War"

On Tuesday February 21, 2023, 7:00 – 8:15 p.m. U.S. ET, the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech is hosting a free online lecture and discussion with Dr Megan Bever, titled “At War with King Alcohol: Debating Drinking and Masculinity in the Civil War"

09/02/2023

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is pleased to announce the opening of the 2023 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize competition. Each year, the Sonnedecker Prize recognizes the author(s) of the best unpublished manuscript submitted in the competition on a topic within the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals....

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is pleased to announce the opening of the 2023 AIHP Glenn Sonnedecker Prize competition. Each year, the Sonnedecker Prize recognizes the author(s) of the best unpublished manuscript submitted in the competition on a topic within the field of the hist...

08/02/2023

"A Snapshot of Drug Advertising Laws in the USA: Impact on Consumer Protection and Health". The latest in our Pharmaceutical Inequalities series funded by HoltzCenter & Evjue Foundation. Written by Ejura Salihu.

As part of the Points Pharmaceutical Inequalities series, Ejura Yetunde Salihu provides a snapshot of drug advertising laws in the USA and discusses their impact on consumer protection and health.