MEDIA
MEDIA MENTIONS
2021
U.S. SAW 100,000 DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS IN ONE YEAR AMID PANDEMIC, CDC SAYS
THE GUARDIAN, NOVEMBER 17, 2021​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
AUSTIN, INDIANA TO RESTART SYRINGE ACCESS AFTER SCOTT COUNTY SHUTDOWN
FILTER, NOVEMBER 15, 2021​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
ILLEGAL DRUG USE IS WORSE THAN EVER DESPITE ALL THE EFFORTS TO STOP IT
PENN LIVE, NOVEMBER 15, 2021​
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Mentions the Lab
MAN ARRESTED NEAR BOSTON ENCAMPMENT SENT TO JAIL WHERE THERE IS A COVID OUTBREAK
WBUR, NOVEMBER 4, 2021​
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News about the Lab
BOSTON NOTIFIES MASS. AND CASS RESIDENTS TENTS WILL BE REMOVED MONDAY MORNING
NBC BOSTON, OCTOBER 29, 2021​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
RX DRUG TAKE BACK DAYS ARE UNHELPFUL AT BEST, HARMFUL AT WORST
FILTER, OCTOBER 22, 2021​
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Written by: Zachary Siegel
PRICE FOR DRUG THAT REVERSES OPIOID OVERDOSES SOARS AMID RECORD DEATHS
THE GUARDIAN, OCTOBER 19, 2021​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
RAHUL GUPTA: BIDEN'S QUESTIONABLE PICK FOR DRUG CZAR
THE NEW REPUBLIC, OCTOBER 7, 2021​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
SOUTH JERSEY AIDS ALLIANCE, RESIDENTS FILE LAWSUIT TO STOP ATLANTIC CITY NEEDLE EXCHANGE CLOSURE
THE PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2021​
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Cites: Leo Beletsky & Jeremiah Goulka on the legal risks of shutting down the program.
SOME ADVOCATES AND EXPERTS PUSH BACK AGAINST SHERIFF'S MASS. AND CASS PROPOSAL
THE BOSTON GLOBE, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
ONE WAY SOME DRUG PROSECUTIONS MAY BE HURTING PUBLIC HEALTH
NC STATE NEWS, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021​
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Cites: DIH data found by the Lab
VIDEO OF OFFICER'S COLLAPSE AFTER HANDLING POWDER DRAWS SKEPTICISM
THE NEW YORK TIMES, AUGUST 7, 2021​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
THE STORY OF "EL CHAPO" AND WHY THE DRUG WAR WILL NEVER END
THE NATION, AUGUST 2, 2021​
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Written by: Zachary Siegel
BIDEN PICKS DR. RAHUL GUPTA TO LEAD DRUG POLICY DURING HISTORIC OVERDOSE CRISIS
FILTER, JULY 13, 2021​
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Written by: Zachary Siegel
A FEDERAL COURT RETHINKS THE PRACTICE OF PUNISHING DRUG USE AS MURDER
ALTERNET, JULY 7, 2021​
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Cites research by the Lab
CHARGING BIT PLAYERS WITH DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE IS UNJUST AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
REASON, JUNE 28, 2021​
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Cites research by the Lab
REP. CORI BUSH INTRODUCES BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE POSSESSION OF OF ALL DRUGS
TRUTHOUT, JUNE 15, 2021​
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Quotes: Morgan Godvin
ATLANTIC CITY'S FLAGSHIP SYRINGE PROGRAM IN BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL
FILTER, JUNE 14, 2021​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
THE OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS: HOW THE DOJ CAN FLATTEN THE OVERDOSE CURVE
THE APPEAL, JUNE 11, 2021​
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Written by: Leo Beletsky, Jeremiah Goulka, and Morgan Godvin
APPEALS COURT BOLSTERS FIGHT AGAINST DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE CHARGES
FILTER, JUNE 4, 2021​
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Cites research by the Lab
FEDERAL COURT VACATES MONTCO WOMAN'S CONVICTION IN HER FRIEND'S OVERDOSE DEATH
WHYY NEWS, JUNE 2, 2021​
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The Lab and Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University filed an amicus brief in the case on behalf of the defendant, charged for her friends overdose death.
NUMBER OF DRUG OVERDOSES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY JAILS JUMPS SHARPLY
THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, JUNE 1, 2021​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
A PUBLIC HEALTH PROPOSAL FOR MODERN POLICING
THE CRIME REPORT, MAY 19, 2021​
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The article was written by Jeremiah Goulka and Leo Beletsky, joined by post-doctoral researcher and former Vermont police chief Brandon del Pozo.
HOLLYWOOD HAS A NEW WAY TO DRAMATIZE ADDICTION
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, MAY 11, 2021
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Written by: Zachary Siegel
RENOWNED PROFESSOR BELETSKY TO JOIN FRIDAYS WEBINAR ON AB 1542
DAVIS VANGUARD, APRIL 30, 2021
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Keynote Speaker: Leo Beletsky
DRUG DECRIMINALIZATION IN OREGON: HOW'S IT GOING SO FAR?
FILTER, APRIL 22, 2021
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Written by: Morgan Godvin
THE LEGISLATION SESSION IS OVER, BUT WEST VIRGINIA'S OVERDOSE CRISIS RAGES ON
MY BUCKHANNON, MOUNTAIN STATE SPOTLIGHT, APRIL 14, 2021
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
WEST VIRGINIA IS TRYING TO BLOCK NEEDLE EXCHANGES AMID THE WORST HIV OUTBREAK IN THE US
BUZZFEED NEWS, MARCH 19, 2021
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
BIDEN'S LIKELY "DRUG CZAR" PRESIDED OVER DESTRUCTION OF WV SYRINGE PROGRAM
FILTER, MARCH 17, 2021
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Written by: Zachary Siegel
'SET UP TO FAIL' EX-PRISONERS SPEAK OUT AS OREGON LAWMAKERS CONSIDER MEASURE 11 REFORMS
STREET ROOTS, MARCH 10, 2021
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Quotes: Morgan Godvin
WHY IT'S TIME TO ABANDON DRUG COURTS
THE CRIME REPORT, MARCH 5, 2021
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Written by: Miriam Krinsky and Leo Beletsky
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WHAT IF WE PAY PEOPLE TO STOP USING DRUGS?
THE NEW REPUBLIC, FEBRUARY 25, 2021
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Written by: Zachary Siegel
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CALIFORNIA COUNTY EYES MANDATORY DRUG TREATMENT BILL
FILTER, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
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CASEY WILLIAM HARDISON: A CLANDESTINE CHEMIST'S VIEW ON COGNITIVE LIBERTY
FILTER, FEBRUARY 23, 2021
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This article is being published in collaboration with Narcotica, a podcast about drugs and the people who use them, hosted by journalists Troy Farah, Zachary Siegel and Christopher Moraff. You can listen to their interview with Casey Hardison here.
TENSIONS AROUND POLICE ARE HIGH. THE VULTURES HAVE SWOOPED IN
OREGON LIVE, FEBRUARY 21, 2021
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Written by: Morgan Godvin​
WHAT POPULAR CULTURE MISUNDERSTANDS ABOUT ADDICTION
THE NATION, FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Written by: Zachary Siegel
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THE LAST DAYS OF HEROIN: FENTANYL'S RISE AND THE PATTERN IT REPRESENTS
FILTER, FEBRUARY 18, 2021
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky​