At the Senate Finance Cmte roundtable Sheldon Whitehouse asked the witnesses for information about potential diversion of doctor prescribed methadone.

I appreciated the opportunity to respond in writing.

(thanks Noa Krawczyk for advice, responsibility is my own)

drive.google.com/file/d/1-dGSyZ…

In this Viewpoint, Brendan Saloner of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health discusses the 2024 presidential election in the context of the addiction and overdose crisis in the US. ja.ma/3WayRxX

In this JAMA Viewpoint, I argue that the current political climate makes overdose policy difficult, but that there are tangible opportunities to save lives using common sense public health strategies.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Check out this upcoming webinar talking about MH implementation research. Featuring Matthew Eisenberg Beth McGinty talking about their new The Lancet Psychiatry Commission Report along with Sahil Chopra (@gchallenges), Milton Wainberg (@ColumbiaPsych), and Malvikha Manoj (she/her) (@UNICEF).

Addiction treatment in prison is a crucial part of solving the opioid crisis (by Brendan Saloner)
Ashish Thakrar, MD, MS Penn Division of General Internal Medicine Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health National Sheriffs' Association ASAM NGA Penn LDI
thehill.com/opinion/crimin…

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