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MEDIA MENTIONS

2019
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PROSECUTING OVERDOSE DEATHS AS HOMICIDES IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE

COLUMBUS DISPATCH, DECEMBER 19, 2019

 

Written by: Leo Beletsky

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MORE AMERICANS FACING MURDER CHARGES IN DRUG DEATHS

TRUTHDIG, DECEMBER 17, 2019

 

Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION WARRANTLESS SEARCHES GET NEW CHALLENGE

BLOOMBERG LAW, DECEMBER 16, 2019

 

Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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THE ETHICAL QUAGMIRE OF CONDUCTING DRUG TRIALS WITH INCARCERATED PEOPLE

FILTER, DECEMBER 5, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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IS MASSACHUSETTS GEARING UP FOR A #MassExit?

BOSTON MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 3, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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INSIDE PHILLY DA LARRY KRASNER'S NEW PLAN TO DROP LOW-LEVEL DRUG CHARGES IN FAVOR OF ADDICTION TREATMENT

THE INQUIRER, DECEMBER 3, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT OFF-LIMITS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA

LOS ANGELES TIMES, NOVEMBER 24, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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THE REPURPOSING OF THE AMERICAN JAIL

THE ATLANTIC, NOVEMBER 19, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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A DRUG DEALER WHO GAVE A COLLEGE STUDENT OPIOIDS TO END HER LIFE WAS SENTENCED TO 21 YEARS

WASHINGTON POST, NOVEMBER 18, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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PA. IS TREATING MORE OPIOID OVERDOSES AS HOMICIDES. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARE LEARNING TO FIGHT BACK

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, NOVEMBER 8, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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A FIGHT OVER VAPING 'BOTS' IS BLAZING WHILE E-CIGARETTE BANS LOOM

BUZZFEED NEWS, OCTOBER 29, 2019

 

Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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DRUGMAKERS AREN'T APOLOGIZING FOR OPIOID CRISIS BECAUSE 'A LOT OF WHAT THEY DID WAS TOTALLY LEGAL': LAW PROFESSOR

NEWSWEEK, OCTOBER 24, 2019

 

Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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PUNISHING ADDICTION

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, OCTOBER 24, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

IS VAPING SAFER THAN SMOKING?

POLITIFACT, OCTOBER 21, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

JUUL WILL STOP SELLING MOST FLAVORED E-CIGS -- BUT ITS COMPETITORS WON'T

BUZZFEED NEWS, OCTOBER 18, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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FOR PROMOTING 'FEAR AND IRRATIONALITY,' SCHOLARS FROM HARVARD, BC, BU, NU CONDEMN THE BOSTON GLOBE

DORCHESTER POST, OCTOBER 14, 2019

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An open letter to the Boston Globe signed by Leo Beletsky and other scholars from

Boston's most prestigious schools. 

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BOSTON IS USING A CHEMICAL WARFARE DEVICE TO HELP FIGHT FENTANYL

WBUR, OCTOBER 10, 2019

 

Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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LOS ANGELES COULD BAN ALL E-CIGARETTES AND VAPING DEVICES

LOS ANGELES TIMES, OCTOBER 8, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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MA HIGH COURT VOIDS CONVICTION IN FATAL OVERDOSE CASE

CRIME REPORT, OCTOBER 4, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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VAPING BANS ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP. BUT COULD THEY BECOME A 'PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER'?

LOS ANGELES TIMES, OCTOBER 3, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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SJC TOSSES INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION OF MAN WHO PROVIDED HEROIN IN FATAL OVERDOSE

WBUR, OCTOBER 3, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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PENNSYLVANIA RULING BOOSTS HOPES FOR SAFE INJECTION SITES IN MASS

BOSTON GLOBE, OCTOBER 2, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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GOV. BAKER WANTS TO TEMPORARILY BAN ALL VAPING PRODUCTS IN MASS

WBUR, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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1 IN 4 YOUTHS HAS VAPED. WILL STATE BANS DO ANYTHING?

NEW YORK TIMES, SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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A TRAP OF LOW-LEVEL DRUG ARRESTS AND COURT DEBT IN PITTSBURGH

THE APPEAL, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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FDA WILL BAN ALL FLAVORED VAPES AFTER NEWS OF DEADLY LUNG ILLNESS

TECHSPOT, SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

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Quotes: Leo Beletsky

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