Jan Hoffman
Health and Behavior Reporter at The New York Times
I write about behavioral health and health law for NYTimes. (Translation: all sorts of topics.) Owned by two small dogs, two tall kids.
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charlotteobserver.com | Jan Hoffman
A whiteboard is covered with handwritten notes at Commonspace, a daytime support center, near the Bayside neighborhood in Portland, Maine, Oct. 16, 2024. The center offers laundry machines, counseling and harm reductions tips for people who use drugs. NYT PORTLAND, Maine -- Something worrisome was happening at Spurwink, a mental health clinic in Portland, Maine.
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nytimes.com | Amelia Nierenberg |Will Jarvis |Ian Stewart |Jessica Metzger |Maya Miller |Jan Hoffman
By Image Jennifer Vasquez Sura, wife of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. He was wrongfully detained and deported to El Salvador. Credit... Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times Amelia Nierenberg is a breaking news reporter for The Times in London, covering international news. Maya C. Miller covers Congress as part of the Times Newsroom Fellowship, a program for journalists early in their careers. She is based in Washington.
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nytimes.com | Jan Hoffman
Las sobredosis de fentanilo han empezado a disminuir en el último año, pero esa buena noticia ha ocultado un cambio preocupante en el consumo de drogas ilícitas: un aumento a escala nacional de la metanfetamina, un estimulante potente y altamente adictivo. No se trata de la droga que se usaba en los clubes de los años noventa, ni siquiera de los cristales teñidos de blanco azulado que se cocinaban en Breaking Bad.
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nytimes.com | Greta Rybus |Jan Hoffman
John once fielded customer complaints for a telecommunications company. Now he usually hangs out with friends in the courtyard of a center offering services to help people who use drugs, hitting his pipe, or as he calls it, "getting methicated."He usually lives outdoors, though he can sometimes handle a few days at a shelter. By noon, he tries to stop smoking meth, so he can get to sleep later that night.
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nytimes.com | Jan Hoffman
They vary, depending on the tolerance of the person taking it and the means of ingestion. After the drug's rush has abated, many users keep bingeing it. They forget to drink water and are usually unable to sleep or eat for days. In this phase, known as "tweaking," users can become hyper-focused on activities such as taking apart bicycles - which they forget to reassemble - or spending hours collecting things like pebbles and shiny gum wrappers. They may become agitated and aggressive.
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Will Your Dog Get Dementia? A Large New Study Offers Clues. https://t.co/eH7yLR90EP As soon as I finished reporting this article, I said to my older dog: "Get yer butt off the couch, Sir. We BOTH need the exercise."
Infertility Patients and Doctors Fear Abortion Bans Could Restrict I.V.F. https://t.co/pX8PpOqS3D Anti-abortion groups say that regulating I.V.F. embryos is not a priority. But clinics worry that new state bans could make them vulnerable.