Shabbar I. Ranapurwala

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Shabbar I. Ranapurwala, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel and a core faculty member of the UNC-Chapel Hill Injury Prevention Research Center. He conducts epidemiologic research to prevent injuries and violence, including opioid disorder and overdose, firearm-related and intimate-partner violence and occupational injuries.

Shabbar's Work:

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Mental & Behavioral Health
Substance Use

Opioid Overdose Deaths among the Formerly Incarcerated

The United States has underutilized prevention and treatment strategies in its response to opioid overdose death in people with a history of incarceration.

Guest Author Shabbar I. Ranapurwala