Our new study of prescription use trends among adults with musculoskeletal conditions suggests potential substitution of #opioids for nonopioid analgesics in early 2000's when heart risks of NSAIDS and Cox-2i became widely known ja.ma/35j0cB6 JAMA Network Open

Our new study of prescription use trends among adults with musculoskeletal conditions suggests potential substitution of #opioids for nonopioid analgesics in early 2000's when heart risks of NSAIDS and Cox-2i became clear ja.ma/35j0cB6 JAMA Network Open Andrew Stokes

READ: The Pain Gap—Concerns about other painkillers may have contributed to the opioid crisis. As opioid prescriptions now decline, people living with chronic pain likely face significant unmet need for relief: spr.ly/60161nDgi Boston University School of Public Health BU Experts #PublicHealth #OpioidCrisis

#WBOBproud, a 2019 wrap-up thread! I NEED to tell you what the PhD students here have done in 2019. They have me bursting with PRIDE! 1/

Congratulations to Epi PhD Candidate Keeley Morris on winning our 'Best Poster Award' for the 'PhD category' for her poster on 'Potential Mechanisms for Pandemic Fatigue: The Time-Varying Relationship Between Stress & Average Contact in the COVID-19 Pandemic.' 🥇 #SPHResearchDay

A recent The Washington Post opinion piece speculated that COVID-19 deaths are over-counted. Our new The Conversation U.S. article explains why this piece is flawed. COVID-19 deaths are not overcounted; most evidence indicates they are undercounted. Thread 1/6 theconversation.com/covid-19-death…

MPC Trainee Katie Berry Katie Berry was recently on The Bytes Podcast🎙️hosted by the Rover Tobacco Control Library at UC Davis to talk about recently published research using IPUMS CPS to analyze tobacco use and food insecurity. Listen here: rover.catcp.org/docStorage/476…

CONGRATULATIONS to UMN Sociology & MPC Prof. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field (@ewrigleyfield), who has been named a McKnight Presidential Fellow! This prestigious program recognizes research excellence, leadership, & the ability to advance UMN priorities. 👏 cla.umn.edu/sociology/news…