view article - The New School 04.29.2024 view article - The New School Mental & Behavioral Health Substance Use The New School Diversion programs are perceived by school staff as effective methods to prevent adolescent substance use, but they are not often implemented in school settings. Instead, they turn to punishment-based strategies. Fellow Lia Musumeci
view article - Drug Confiscation: For Better or Worse? 03.26.2024 view article - Drug Confiscation: For Better or Worse? Mental & Behavioral Health Substance Use Drug Confiscation: For Better or Worse? While drug seizures are used to limit the use of illegal substances, disrupting drug markets may not be as effective as intended, and in some instances, may increase overdose risk. Fellow Heather Sherr
view article - Decoding Decriminalization 02.07.2024 view article - Decoding Decriminalization Mental & Behavioral Health Substance Use Decoding Decriminalization Decriminalization can reduce drug-related arrests and improve racial equity, but it does not fully eliminate structural racism from arrest practices. Fellow Adna Jaganjac
view article - Syringe Programs Reduce Harm in Rural Kentucky 11.22.2022 view article - Syringe Programs Reduce Harm in Rural Kentucky Mental & Behavioral Health Substance Use Syringe Programs Reduce Harm in Rural Kentucky Syringe exchange programs can reduce new infectious disease diagnoses in rural areas, researchers determined from Kentucky Medicaid data. Guest Authors Matthew Walton, Kailyn Conner, Cameron Bushling, Angela Taylor
view article - Psychedelic Public Health 04.16.2021 view article - Psychedelic Public Health Mental & Behavioral Health Substance Use 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
view article - Sex and Drugs 06.24.2020 view article - Sex and Drugs Sexual & Reproductive Health Adolescent Health Sex and Drugs We know from prior research that early sexual activity is associated with the use of intoxicating substances. However, it is not immediately clear why. Guest Authors Richard Robins, David Angus Clark
view article - How Hip-Hop Heals 10.30.2019 view article - How Hip-Hop Heals Health Equity Incarceration How Hip-Hop Heals Rafik Nader Wahbi reflects on leading hip-hop music writing classes at the Suffolk County House of Correction in their substance use treatment unit. Guest Author Rafik Nader Wahbi
view article - When a Pill Isn’t Best for What Ails You 07.17.2019 view article - When a Pill Isn’t Best for What Ails You Health Equity When a Pill Isn’t Best for What Ails You De-implementing potentially harmful or rarely needed medical practices, devices, and medications benefits all of us, our families, and our communities. Guest Authors Christine W. Hartmann, Megan McCullough
view article - Undercounting Heroin 11.07.2018 view article - Undercounting Heroin Mental & Behavioral Health Substance Use Undercounting Heroin Heroin lasts in the human body for just a few minutes before being converted into morphine and other compounds. This complicates the task of a medical examiner trying to identify the substance that caused an overdose death. Guest Authors Joshua M. Sharfstein, Isabelle Horon