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Are you a US-based MSW or MSW student who wants to end the drug war? One small step is to federally decriminalize marijuana by descheduling it and removing it from the CSA. If you agree, please sign onto our letter here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

New study by Emily Pasman Stella Resko, MSW, Ph.D. et al. documents attitudes toward MOUD among peer recovery specialists. Findings highlight considerations for training and supervising peers who serve people with OUD. tinyurl.com/mpanmajd

Check out our new publication examining perceptions of opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain among Michiganders! Thanks to my amazing co-authors Emily Pasman Sydney O'Shay Stella Resko, MSW, Ph.D. and others for their help! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

This Mother's Day, nearly 125,000 mothers are separated from their kids because of incarceration. Most of these women are primary caretakers – meaning that punishing them with incarceration tears their children away from a vital source of support. bit.ly/3KgolhP

Three scientist mothers call for a change in how conference childcare costs are reimbursed, drawing on their personal experiences go.nature.com/3X03rLo

Excited to announce the launch of my Justice and Emerging Adult Populations Initiative pilot project on non-abstinent peer recovery support services. Consider signing up to be an expert panelist and sharing within your networks!

Any harm reductionists want to contribute to this important research? 🤙📲

Great opportunity for harm reductionists here!

DASH Center study in JAMA examines how the prescription drug use and misuse landscape has changed pre- and post-COVID pandemic among US adolescents. Important information for prescribers, parents, schools, and families. Emily Pasman @tschepis U-M School of Nursing University of Michigan

The JEAP Initiative Summer 2024 newsletter is out! ☀️ Check out our new tipsheet on facilitating community boards, new publications, study recruitment opportunities, and more! Read it here: mailchi.mp/chestnut/summe…

Check out a new article lead by Emily Pasman and our other other colleagues from DASH Center, Wayne State University College of Nursing, and Wayne State Social Work that examines the substance use treatment gap among US college students! Glad to be part of this work! doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr…

Emily Pasman et al DASH Center found: 21 % of US college students met DSM-5 criteria for a substance use disorder (SUD) and <5 % of them received treatment. Treatment receipt differed by age, insurance, level of education, and enrollment & SUD severity. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

NEW study finds that 21.8% of US #CollegeStudents have SUDs, but only 4.6% receive treatment. Action is needed to improve access to evidence-based services and support for students with SUDs. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Look at this author list 🤩humbled to be a part of this work

📢Just published in Holyboyd with DASH Center Tess K. Drazdowski, PhD et al: 2/3 US adults in self-identified recovery were non-abstinent. Want to hear more? Join me tomorrow afternoon at #AMERSA2024! doi.org/10.1097/ADM.00…

NIDA invites people with lived/living experience of substance use to join new workgroup. The primary purpose of the group is to advise ways to enhance and increase meaningful engagement of people with lived or living experience with drug use in research. nida.nih.gov/about-nida/adv…

🖊📖 A 2024 research article led by Emily Pasman (one of the JEAP Initiative’s off-site trainees) and co-authored by Tess Drazdowski was cited in a March 2025 blog post by NIDA Director Nora Volkow. Read it here: nida.nih.gov/about-nida/nor… #addictiontreatment #research

In collaboration with our partners, the JEAP Initiative’s team at Chestnut Health Systems has recently released new chapters of the Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) toolkit! ➡️ Access the toolkit here: jeapinitiative.org/resources-cbpr/ #cbpr #research #community #treatment