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New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery

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In Rehab: An American Scandal (Simon and Schuster, 2025), Pulitzer finalist Shoshana Walter exposes the country’s failed response to the opioid crisis, and the malfeasance, corruption, and snake oil which blight the drug rehabilitation industry. Ou... more

Today, images of cartels, security agents donning face coverings, graphs depicting egregious murder rates, and military guards at US border crossings influence the world's perception of Mexico. Mexico's so-called drug war, as generally conceived by j... more

After 20 years of fighting and failing to get sober using abstinence-based methods, journalist Katie Herzog found a simple, inexpensive, and effective way to take control over alcohol. Part memoir, part guidebook, Drink Your Way Sober: The Science-Ba... more

Existing portrayals of women who drink typically fall into two categories: disturbing stories of women hitting “rock bottom,” resulting in ruined careers, families, and futures, or amusing stories of fun and harmless “girls’ nights out,” with women d... more

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Recent Guests

Shoshana Walter
Reporter at The Marshall Project and author of 'Rehab: An American Scandal'
The Marshall Project
Episode: Shoshana Walter, "Rehab: An American Scandal" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)
Aileen Teague
Assistant professor in the Department of International Affairs at Texas A&M and author of 'Policing on Drugs'
Texas A&M
Episode: Aileen Teague, "Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969-2000" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Katie Herzog
A journalist and author of "Drink Your Way Sober"
Bella Books
Episode: Katie Herzog, "Drink Your Way Sober: The Science-Based Method to Break Free from Alcohol" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)
Dr. Susan Stewart
Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University and author of 'On the Rocks: Straight Talk about Women and Drinking'
Iowa State University
Episode: Susan D. Stewart. "On the Rocks: Straight Talk about Women and Drinking" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022)
Dr. Susan Boyd
Scholar, activist, and distinguished professor emerita at the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
Episode: Susan C. Boyd, "Heroin: An Illustrated History" (Fernwood, 2022)
Dr. Melody Glenn
Practicing physician, associate professor of addiction and emergency medicine at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
Episode: Melody Glenn, "Mother of Methadone: A Doctor's Quest, a Forgotten History, and a Modern-Day Crisis" (Beacon Press, 2025)
Judith Grisel
An internationally recognized behavioral neuroscientist and professor of psychology
Bucknell University
Episode: Judith Grisel, "Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction" (Doubleday, 2019)
Ben Westhoff
Award-winning investigative journalist and author.
Substack, various articles in The Atlantic, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal
Episode: Ben Westhoff, "Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic" (Grove Press, 2019)
Reverend John Lee Hooker Jr.
Two-time Grammy nominated musician sharing his story of music, addiction, and redemption
Episode: John Lee Hooker Jr., "From the Shadow of the Blues: My Story of Music, Addiction, and Redemption" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025)

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Emily Dufton
Host of New Books in Drugs, Addiction and Recovery
Kim Adams & Sharanik Bhushu & Reuben Silverman & Dr. Miranda Melcher
Co-hosts of New Books Network

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Shoshana Walter, "Rehab: An American Scandal" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)
Q: What would be the one change you would make to the rehab industry?
Increasing the length of treatment covered by insurance would help many more people, along with breaking down barriers to accessing addiction treatment medications.
Shoshana Walter, "Rehab: An American Scandal" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)
Q: How did you find this story and what attracted you to this work?
Shoshana Walter stumbled across a problematic drug rehab program while reporting for Reveal, which revealed the complexities of treatment and its often exploitative practices.
Aileen Teague, "Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969-2000" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: How did NAFTA impact the drug war? What was the cause of this new free trade agreement?
Teague explains that NAFTA was suggested by the Mexican government as part of larger economic reforms but paradoxically led to increased drug trade opportunities despite border security measures.
Aileen Teague, "Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969-2000" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: I was wondering if you could just tell us a little bit about yourself and your background.
Aileen introduces herself, sharing her background as a half Panamanian former Marine and now an assistant professor at Texas A&M, focusing on U.S.-Latin America relations.
Katie Herzog, "Drink Your Way Sober: The Science-Based Method to Break Free from Alcohol" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)
Q: If you could wave a magic wand and transform one aspect of AUD treatment, what would it be?
Katie wishes for options in addiction treatment, emphasizing that people should have access to various methods beyond just AA.

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