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Official US Records Underestimate Native Americans Deaths and Life Expectancy

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Loss of NOAA, FEMA Expertise ‘Will Be Really Difficult to Rebuild’

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New York Times

Can Marijuana Help Cure the Opioid Crisis?

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: addiction, addiction treatment, cannabis, chronic pain, marijuana, medical marijuana, opioids, pain, substance use, substance use disorder

Reuters

Obesity-Related Pain Contributes to Opioid Use

in Global Health, SPH In the Media

Quotes Andrew Stokes, assistant professor of global health

Tagged: addiction, chronic pain, joint pain, obesity, opioids, pain, substance use, substance use disorder

Pot Network

Cannabis Won’t Solve the Opioid Epidemic and That CBD and Heroin Use Study Didn’t Find What You Think It Did

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor of community health

Tagged: addiction, addiction treatment, cannabis, marijuana, marijuana laws, medical marijuana, opioids, substance use, substance use disorder

Futurity

Most Opioid Users Willing to Use ‘Safe Consumption Spaces’

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Traci Green, associate professor of community health sciences

Tagged: opioids, safe injection, substance use disorder

WalletHub

Drug Use by State: 2019’s Problem Areas

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Interview with Richard Saitz, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, opioids, substance use disorder

SILive

Study: New York Ranked 34th in Drug Use and Addiction

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, drug use, opioids, substance use, substance use disorder

Canton Repository

Medical Experts Divided on Pot as Opioid Substitute

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, cannabis, chronic pain, marijuana, medical marijuana, opioids, substance use, substance use disorder

Massillon Independent

Medical Experts Divided on Pot as Opioid Substitute

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: cannabis, chronic pain, marijuana, medical marijuana, opioids, substance use, substance use disorder

Greenfield Recorder

Greenfield, Montague, Athol and Orange to Join in $89M National Opioid Study

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Jeffrey Samet, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, opioids, substance use disorder

BU Today

Don’t Call Jessica Lareau an Alcoholic. To Her, Words Matter

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Mentions Richard Saitz, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: alcohol, substance use disorder

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