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US Excess Deaths Continued to Rise Even After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Erin Johnston
student news

Student Receives 2025 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship

substance use.

Buzzfeed News

The Biden Administration Is Rejecting “The War on Drugs” and Turning to “Harm Reduction”

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

Quotes David Rosenbloom, professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: drug use, health law, substance use

STAT

Overdose Data, Often Scattered and Siloed, Pose Challenges for Researchers Racing to Predict Risk

in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

Quotes Benjamin Linas, associate professor of epidemiology

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

JD Supra

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Centers: Uncovering Fraud and Advancing Policies to Promote Best Practices

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

Mentions Melissa Garrido, research associate professor of health law, policy & management; Sivagaminathan Palani, postdoctoral associate of health law, policy & management; and Austin Frakt, research professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: alcohol/substance use, health policy, substance use, substance use disorder

Boston Herald

Massachusetts Opioid Deaths Spike 69% Among Black Men with Fatal Overdoses on the Rise Overall

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Edward Bernstein, emeritus professor of community health sciences

Tagged: alcohol/substance use, opioids, overdose, substance use, substance use disorder

Sun Community News

Researcher Looks at Rural Addiction, Domestic Violence

in Community Health Sciences, Global Health, SPH In the Media

Mentions Emily Rothman, professor of community health sciences; and Nafisa Halim, research assistant professor of global health

Tagged: addiction, addiction treatment, alcohol/substance use, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Intimate partner violence, substance use, substance use disorder, violence

Forbes

What Do the President’s Son, George Floyd and Rapper DMX Have in Common? A Disease Called Addiction

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor and chair of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, addiction treatment, alcohol/substance use, substance use, substance use disorder

Psychiatry Advisor

The Epidemic within the Pandemic: Increasing Overdose Deaths

in Community Health Sciences, COVID-19, SPH In the Media

Quotes Danielle Haley, assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: alcohol/substance use, coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease, opioids, substance use, substance use disorder

ACP Internist

Detecting Unhealthy Drug Use

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor and chair of community health sciences

Tagged: alcohol abuse, alcohol use, alcohol/substance use, substance use, substance use disorder

Forbes

How the Latest Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Impact Women, Race, Addiction and COVID-19

in Community Health Sciences, COVID-19, SPH In the Media

Quotes Richard Saitz, professor and chair of community health sciences

Tagged: addiction, alcohol/substance use, cancer, coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease, substance use, substance use disorder

MarketScreener

John Wiley & Sons: Study Shows Opioid Use among U.S. Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis Costs 14 Billion Dollars in Societal Costs

in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

References study co-authored by Tuhina Neogi, professor of epidemiology

Tagged: arthritis, chronic pain, joint pain, opioids, substance use

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