Stories by Jed Bickman

Jed Bickman is a regular contributor to The Fix. He also writes for The Nation, CounterPunch, and other websites and magazines. subscribe to Jed Bickman's feed

Meet the Group That Gives Addicts Drug Money to Get Sterilized -- and the Right-Wingers That Fund Them

Posted on: May 2, 2012, Source: The Fix

For years, Project Prevention has been paying poor, addicted women not to procreate -- now, with money from the far right, it's going global.

Will Drug Use at Occupy Wall Street Become the Pretext for Eviction?

Posted on: Oct 31, 2011, Source: The Fix

In Zuccotti Park, occupiers do their best to handle drug use on their own terms, but it may stretch beyond their resources and give police an excuse to intervene.

Armed With a New Definition, Addiction Enters the Healthcare System - But Not Without Resistance

Posted on: Sep 28, 2011, Source: The Fix

The DSM, a manual of mental disorders, will have the section "Addiction and Related Disorders," expanding what it means to be an addict and improving healthcare options.

A Radical New Definition of Addiction Creates a Big Storm

Posted on: Aug 18, 2011, Source: The Fix

A sweeping new definition of addiction stakes out controversial positions that many, including the powerful psychiatric lobby, are likely to argue with.