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Victoria A. Lopez (right), an MPH student, explains how the wearable temperature sensor on her left arm works to a potential study participant at a restaurant in Chelsea.
Environmental Health

Sweating for Science: SPH Measures Heat Where Bostonians Work, Play, and Live

health equity

Child Tax Credit Increased Food Security, Stable Housing among Young Children, but Many Eligible Families Didn’t Receive It

medical marijuana.

Medscape

Endorsing Cannabis as an Opioid Substitute ‘Irresponsible’

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, addiction treatment, cannabis, marijuana, marijuana laws, medical marijuana, opioids

Cancer Therapy Advisory

Reducing the Reliance on Opioids for Cancer Pain: Is the Switch to Cannabis a Viable Option?

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, addiction treatment, cannabis, marijuana, marijuana laws, medical marijuana, opioids

BU Today

Jobs in the Emerging Cannabis Industry: Life on a New Frontier

in SPH In the Media

Interview with student Mackenzie Bullard

Tagged: cannabis, marijuana, marijuana laws, medical marijuana, student

Business Insider

Medical Marijuana Market Will Achieve 36%+ CAGR from 2018 to 2024

in SPH In the Media

References article by Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: cannabis, chronic pain, marijuana, medical marijuana

MassLive

‘Imagine Future of Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Program’ Coming Oct. 23

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Mentions alum Alan Balsam, adjunct associate professor of community health sciences

Tagged: cannabis, marijuana, marijuana laws, medical marijuana

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