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One Professor’s Journey from Prison to PhD: An Interview with Dr. Noel Vest

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

Connection as Medicine

Guest Author Lily Fotovat

Editor Monica L. Wang

The Unequal Toll of America’s Overdose Epidemic

Fellow Aidan Stotz

Why Many Say No to Addiction Treatment

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

As Private Equity Consolidates Methadone Clinics, Patients See Few Gains

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

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04.29.2021 people having a shot together

Risky Networks Increase DUI Risk

Identifying and reducing risky influences, such as drinking partners, and promoting positive influences can reduce the risk for driving under the influence.

Guest Author Mauri Matsuda

04.20.2021 headshot of Alexa Miller

Mental & Behavioral Health

Alexa Miller

Alexa Miller, a trained artist and art educator who helps medical professionals refine observational skills through art, speaks about art and uncertainty.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

04.16.2021 a group of mushrooms with red and blue lights

Psychedelic Public Health

Researchers' efforts are providing significant new evidence that psychedelics are some of the safest and most effective tools for combating the global mental health crisis.

Guest Author Mackenzie Bullard

04.15.2021 a hand holding a syringe next to a bag of white powder

Safe Solutions to Managing Opioid Use Disorder in the Pandemic and Beyond

The authors described the Continuum of Overdose Risk framework by transitioning to evidence-based harm reduction programs and policies, a much-needed step in curtailing opioid addiction and overdose.

Guest Authors C To, Ju Nyeong Park

04.14.2021 a yellow paper cut out of a person surrounded by newspaper headlines

State Policies Matter for Mental Health During Covid-19

The economic consequences of Covid-19 have undermined mental health for many and may affect long-term population health and wellbeing.

Guest Authors Rachel Donnelly, Mateo P. Farina

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Implicit Computer Bias

AI could greatly expand the ability of people to access mental health treatment and receive highly personalized care for their emotional health—but is only able to process what it has been taught.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

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In Plain Site

Safe consumption sites can decrease overdose mortality and drug use—yet, in the US, politics and assumptions hinder legislation allowing such sites.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

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Athletes in Covid

Athletes who experience sudden loss of sport, due to injury or other circumstances, tend to dissociate from their athletic identity. This dissolution can increase their risk for depression.

Fellow Rubina Veerakone

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