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Naloxone, Needles, and the Neighborhood: When Evidence Meets Values In the Opioid Crisis

Guest Author Brandon Huynh

AI-Generated Depression

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

Improving Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment for Women

Guest Authors Maureen Stewart, Rachel Sayko Adams, Sage Feltus

When Counting Naloxone Supply, Count on Community

Fellow Rylie Lillibridge

A Tricky Battle: The Tobacco Industry vs. Public Health

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

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03.19.2018 a person sitting on a bench

Local Health Departments Prevent Hospitalizations

Local health departments are well-suited to engage individuals with mental illness due to their low-cost services, high visibility, health promotion activities, and strong community partnerships.

Guest Author Deanna Barath

03.09.2018 A shot glass of liquor

Alcohol Policies and Alcohol-Involved Homicides

Acute intoxication impairs judgment and makes individuals more vulnerable to becoming victims in homicides. A recent study by Naimi et al. finds that more restrictive alcohol policies could have a preventive impact on alcohol-involved homicides.

Guest Author Ziming Xuan

03.07.2018 Shari Rudavsky

Shari Rudavsky

PHP sat down with Shari Rudavsky, health and medicine reporter for the Indianapolis Star, where she has reported on Indiana’s important public health issues, including the recent HIV outbreak and the opioid crisis.

Guest Author Jacqueline Rocheleau

03.06.2018 a person in a helicopter

How Helpful is Anger when Soldiers Return from Combat?

When they return from combat, do soldiers think anger helped them perform their duties?

Guest Author Amy B. Adler

03.01.2018 Sally Satel

Sally Satel on the Opioid Epidemic

Public Health Post sat down with Dr. Sally Satel, practicing psychiatrist at the Partners in Drug Abuse Rehabilitation and Counseling Clinic in Washington, D.C., to discuss the opioid epidemic.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

02.28.2018 Black and white drawing of a group of people under a roof

Beyond Marginalization: Supporting Life in the Community

Project Connect operates on the edges of the mental health system by providing individuals with serious mental illness opportunities to develop community connections.

Guest Authors Billy Bromage, Liat Kriegel

02.07.2018 Map of the US showing percentage of people who slept less than 7 hours a night

A Drowsy Nation

50 to 70 million adults in the United States are not getting the sleep they need to keep them happy and healthy. Lack of sleep costs the U.S. around $15.9 billion per year.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

01.29.2018 a billboard with white text and white text on it

Marijuana Ads in Oregon After Legalization of Recreational Sales

Marijuana advertising will likely increase its appeal to young audiences. States that are legalizing recreational marijuana can offer examples of common-sense advertising regulations.

Guest Authors Steven C. Fiala, Julia A. Dilley

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