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UN Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases Will Shape Global Health Action Without US Backing

Caroline Dignard in the Canadian Arctic
Global Health

Alum Reports on Inuit Food Sovereignty from the Canadian Arctic

opioids.

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

Cancer Therapy Advisor

Study Reports Marijuana Use among Patients with Cancer May Be Increasing While Opioid Use Stays Stable, but Questions Remain

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: cancer, cannabis, marijuana, medical marijuana, opioids, pain

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

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