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Author: Maia Szalavitz

Maia Szalavitz is a neuroscience journalist. Her next book, Unbroken Brain, will explore why addiction is best viewed as a developmental disorder and what this means for treatment and policy.

Co-published with Vice. Pain patients who take opioids face numerous barriers to accessing adequate medication amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Co-published with The Guardian. Inequality isn’t just changing the way we deal with economics – it’s perversely altering how we see ourselves and what we value.

Co-published with The Guardian. It’s about to get worse for those needing help as the Trump administration tightens access to all sorts of benefits.

Co-published with The GuardianWe want the world to be fair: the good will be rewarded, the evil punished. As a result, we blame the victims of …

Co-published with The GuardianAmericans reflexively link hard work with reward, but what happens as the two become ever more disconnected?

Co-published with The GuardianInequality predicts homicide rates ‘better than any other variable’, says an expert – and it is linked to a highly developed concern for …

Co-published with The GuardianAmericans are exposed to one of the most damaging sources of stress: uncertainty. The assault on our fundamental sense of security can make …

Co-published with the GuardianEmotional, physical or sexual abuse can lie at root of weight problems in later life and, unless targeted, taxes on food types will …

Co-published with The GuardianResearchers are exploring how community, connection and trust could help protect society’s most vulnerable.

Co-published with The GuardianIf an unexpected medical emergency bankrupts you, you view yourself as a victim of bad fortune – while seeing other bankruptcy court clients …

Co-published with The GuardianRise in acts of plane-related violence shed light on something bigger: modern air travel is a perfect example of a situation in which …

Co-published with VICE. Doctors are already getting spooked out of prescribing painkillers, and new rules could make life in some of America's struggling communities even worse.

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