Opioid Epidemic The New York Times Words from regina labelle, jd (l'92), program director for the addiction and public policy initiative at georgetown's o'neill institute for national and global health law. News stories that cover the epidemic foster sympathy for the people, families, and communities affected by this crisis, which are predominantly white, rural or suburban areas. rather than imposing mandatory harsh jail sentences for opioid offenses, courts are “sentencing” users to mandatory rehab.
Opioid Epidemic The New York Times The opioid epidemic among adolescents also poses significant health equity issues. as overdose deaths among adolescents increased across the board from 2018 to 2022, the largest increases were among black and hispanic adolescents. Peggy compton, associate dean for research, evaluation, and graduate studies at georgetown’s school of nursing & health studies, center, speaks on opioid addiction at the screening of the fbi and dea film chasing the dragon: the life of an opiate addict. attorney general loretta lynch, fbi director james comey and chuck rosenberg, acting head of the drug enforcement administration (dea. Through this network, jcoin will rapidly conduct studies among justice populations to learn the best approaches for justice systems to effectively respond to the opioid epidemic. to help the hubs work together and share data, two infrastructure centers support jcoin research activities, including translation and implementation of study results. Just two years have passed since state and local governments began receiving their share of more than $50 billion in opioid settlement funds — the result of a settlement reached with companies that played a role in driving the overdose epidemic. while the money will be spread over 18 years, there are already reports of questionable spending. given the mounting death toll from overdoses in.
Opioid Epidemic The New York Times Through this network, jcoin will rapidly conduct studies among justice populations to learn the best approaches for justice systems to effectively respond to the opioid epidemic. to help the hubs work together and share data, two infrastructure centers support jcoin research activities, including translation and implementation of study results. Just two years have passed since state and local governments began receiving their share of more than $50 billion in opioid settlement funds — the result of a settlement reached with companies that played a role in driving the overdose epidemic. while the money will be spread over 18 years, there are already reports of questionable spending. given the mounting death toll from overdoses in. Changed recommendations for covid 19 vaccines for children and pregnant women: a failure of process, policy, and science lawrence o. gostindorit reiss, paul a. offit op ed june 11, 2025. As part of prescription opioid and heroin epidemic awareness week, georgetown university hosted attorney general loretta e. lynch, dea acting administrator chuck rosenberg, & fbi director james comey during a screening of the fbi and dea documentary “chasing the dragon: the life of an opioid addict” chasing the dragon is a 45 minute film, whose title refers to the unattainable pursuit of.
Opioid Epidemic The New York Times Changed recommendations for covid 19 vaccines for children and pregnant women: a failure of process, policy, and science lawrence o. gostindorit reiss, paul a. offit op ed june 11, 2025. As part of prescription opioid and heroin epidemic awareness week, georgetown university hosted attorney general loretta e. lynch, dea acting administrator chuck rosenberg, & fbi director james comey during a screening of the fbi and dea documentary “chasing the dragon: the life of an opioid addict” chasing the dragon is a 45 minute film, whose title refers to the unattainable pursuit of.