MEDIA
MEDIA MENTIONS
2022
STERILIZATION, EXECUTION, LABOR CAMPS: RHETORIC AGAINST DRUG USERS IS ESCALATING
VICE, DECEMBER 19, 2022​
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Features research by The Lab
CDC'S UPDATED OPIOID GUIDELINES ARE NECESSARY, BUT NOT SUFFICIENT
MEDPAGE TODAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022​
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Co-Written by: Leo Beletsky
DON'T LET ADDERALL SCARCITY TRIGGER A REPEAT OF THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
LA TIMES, NOVEMBER 14, 2022​
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Written by: Leo Beletsky
CDC UPDATES OPIOID PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES FOR TREATING PAIN!
PV POST, NOVEMBER 8, 2022​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
CDC ISSUES NEW OPIOID PRESCRIBING GUIDANCE, GIVING DOCTORS MORE LEEWAY TO TREAT PAIN
NPR, NOVEMBER 3, 2022​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
THE 'RAINBOW FENTANYL' HALLOWEEN CANDY PANIC IS A MIDTERM GIFT TO REPUBLICANS
JEZEBEL, OCTOBER 12, 2022​
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Quotes fentanyl research by The Lab, research can be read here
PROHIBITION NOT THE ANSWER TO DRUG, OTHER COMPLEX ISSUES
CAPITAL GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 4, 2022​
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Quotes fentanyl research by Leo Beletsky
TMJ4 NEWS, JULY 26, 2022​
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IN OVERDOSE DEATHS, SHOULD HOMICIDE CHARGES BE FILED? THESE OFFICIALS SAY NO.
USA TODAY, AUGUST 2, 2022​
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Co-Written by: Leo Beletsky
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON IN THOSE POLICE FENTANYL EXPOSURE VIDEOS?THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, JULY 13, 2022​
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Written by: Zachary Siegel
CROWDSOURCED DATA ON OVERDOSES PINPOINTS WHERE TO HELP
PHYSICIAN'S WEEKLY, JULY 8, 2022​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
CIVIL COMMITMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: COERCION OR COMPASSION?
PSYCHIATRIC TIMES, JUNE 7, 2022​
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Features research by the Lab
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY EXPANDS TO FULL-TIME DRUG TASK FORCE IN RESPONSE TO GROWING OPIOID THREAT
THE MORNING CALL, JUNE 1, 2022​
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Features our DIH Laws research
MASS. IS POISED TO SPEND MILLIONS ON FORCED ADDICTION TREATMENT, REIGNITING DEBATE OVER SYSTEM
WBUR, MAY 24, 2022​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
DRUG USERS ARE WRITING 'DO NOT PROSECUTE' LETTERS SO THEIR DEALERS AREN'T PUNISHED IF THEY DIE
VICE, APRIL 13, 2022​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky & features our DIH research
BLACK MAN SENTENCED TO 124 YEARS FOR SELLING FENTANYL THAT LED TO OVERDOSE
VICE, APRIL 5, 2022​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
SHOULD THE BRIDGE FROM QUINCY TO LONG ISLAND BE REBUILT?
THE BOSTON GLOBE MARCH 18, 2022​
Quotes: John Messinger
HOMICIDE CHARGE IS NOT A SOLUTION TO DRUG USE
ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES, MARCH 2, 2022​
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Op-Ed written by: Jeremiah Goulka
INFLATION SURGES, HARM REDUCTION BILL, AND INTEREST RATE SWIPES
SPUTNIK NEWS, FEBRUARY 11, 2022​
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A Podcast featuring: Zachary Siegel
LAWS PUNISHING DRUG DEALERS FOR OVERDOSE DEATHS NOT EQUALLY APPLIED
FOX59 NEWS, FEBRUARY 11, 2022​
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A live Interview with: Morgan Godvin
NO MONEY FOR DRUG PIPES: FEDS DOUSE SOCIAL MEDIA FIRESTORM
ASSOCIATED PRESS, FEBRUARY 9, 2022​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
EX-DRUG CEO'S CRIMINAL TRIAL RAISES STAKES FOR OPIOID PRODUCERS
BLOOMBERG LAW, FEBRUARY 1, 2022​
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Quotes: Leo Beletsky
TREATING ADDICTION AS A CRIME DOESN'T WORK. WHAT OREGON IS DOING JUST MIGHT
THE NEW YORK TIMES, JANUARY 26, 2022​
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Features a profile on the Lab's Post-Graduate Fellow, Morgan Godvin
CONNECTICUT TEENAGER DIES DAYS AFTER OVERDOSING ON FENTANYL AT SCHOOL, POLICE SAY
USA TODAY, JANUARY 16, 2022​
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Features research by the Lab
MISINFORMATION IS FUELING THE OVERDOSE CRISIS
COMMONWEALTH MAGAZINE, JANUARY 16, 2022​
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Written by: Leo Beletsky and John Messinger
PAROLEES WITH OPIOID ADDICTION NEED CHOICES, NOT A NALTREXONE-ONLY POLICY
FILTER, JANUARY 11, 2022​
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Quotes the Lab's Health Justice Legal Fellow, Amelia Caramadre