Alan Cassels

Alan Cassels is a Brownstone fellow and a drug policy researcher and author who has written extensively about disease mongering. He is the author of four books, including “The ABCs of Disease Mongering: An Epidemic in 26 Letters.”

Less Is More in Medicine

Commentary In modern medicine, the zeitgeist today seems to be captured in one word: “more.” We need more ...

Opinion June 3, 2026
Combating the Overmedication of Seniors

VICTORIA, B.C.—Working aggressively to reduce their daily medication burden may be the single best thing we can do ...

Health June 16, 2016
Fight the Deadly Opioid Epidemic at Its Roots

We are in the midst of a deadly drug epidemic so severe and widespread that few people in ...

Opinion June 13, 2016
Now There’s Proof for the ‘Angelina Jolie Effect’

Up to this point, it had only been a hypothesis: that celebrity firepower can definitively drive consumer health ...

Canadian Content September 17, 2014
The Unintended Consequences of Celebrity Health Endorsements

VICTORIA, B.C.—Is it a good idea to embark on a genetic hunting expedition to see if you’re at ...

Health January 25, 2014

Alan Cassels

Less Is More in Medicine

Combating the Overmedication of Seniors

Fight the Deadly Opioid Epidemic at Its Roots

Now There’s Proof for the ‘Angelina Jolie Effect’

The Unintended Consequences of Celebrity Health Endorsements