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Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids

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Illegal Opioids Are Hurting Too Many of Us. We Need a New Approach
To save and improve lives, policymakers will need to take a holistic approach to the opioid crisis. People who use opioids and their families should be at the heart of this new response.
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Mar 16, 2023

Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids

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Synthetic Opioids Are an Everything Problem
Illegally manufactured synthetic opioids have accelerated the opioid crisis. These drugs have created new challenges across a wide range of policy areas. That's why this crisis warrants new strategies and a comprehensive response.
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Jun 9, 2022
Civic Education

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Want to Rebuild Public Trust? Focus on Civic Education
Truth Decay—the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life—has led to political paralysis, the erosion of civil discourse, and widespread uncertainty. Investing in civic education and media literacy could be the antidote. But what exactly can be done to spur a civics revival in U.S. schools?
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Dec 8, 2020
Biotechnology

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The Internet of Bodies Will Change Everything, for Better or Worse
The rise of devices that connect the human body to the web is accelerating rapidly. This Internet of Bodies could revolutionize health care and improve our quality of life. But without appropriate guardrails, it could also jeopardize our most intimate personal information and introduce several ethical concerns.
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Oct 29, 2020
Emerging Technologies

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Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Coming. Will We Be Ready?
Brain-computer interfaces give humans the ability to directly control machines with their minds. Before this emerging technology matures, it's important for developers to weigh the opportunities against the risks.
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Aug 27, 2020
Media Literacy

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What Americans Think of the News—and What That Means for Democracy
RAND researchers asked a nationally representative sample of adults about their news-consumption habits. The answers reveal clues about what it might take to address Truth Decay, the decline of facts in U.S. public life.
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Apr 28, 2020
Emerging Technologies

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Quantum Computers Will Break the Internet, but Only If We Let Them
Quantum computers are expected to be powerful enough to break the current cryptography that protects all digital communications. But this scenario is preventable if policymakers take actions now to minimize the harm that quantum computers may cause.
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Apr 9, 2020
Veterans Health Care

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How High-Quality Mental Health Care Improves Veterans’ Lives
A growing body of RAND research shows that veterans who receive high-quality care have the best chance of improving their mental health outcomes.
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Sep 25, 2019
Crime and Violence Prevention

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Helping Police Find Better Strategies to Fight Crime
Which police interventions work best in certain situations, and which don't? A new RAND resource helps police choose the best strategies—and put them to work.
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Dec 14, 2018
Global Security

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Millennials Worry Less About National Security Than Baby Boomers Do—for Now
Millennials are not as concerned as baby boomers are about national security. But these attitudes may be more about being young than being millennials.
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Jun 14, 2018
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How to Increase Immunity to Truth Decay
Americans have always held differing views about policy issues. But more and more, they disagree about basic facts. This is a symptom of what RAND calls "Truth Decay," and it's doing severe damage to democracy in the United States.
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May 16, 2018
Emerging Technologies

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Four Ways 3D Printing May Threaten Security
3D printing has the potential to improve lives. But it could also bring new perils, such as disrupting weapons regulations and jeopardizing manufacturing jobs. While there's reason to be cautious about this technology, there's also danger in overreacting and overregulating what could be a new era of innovation.
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May 8, 2018
Emerging Technologies

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Can Humans Survive a Faster Future?
Life is moving faster and faster. Just about everything—transportation, weapons, the flow of information—is accelerating. How will decisionmakers preserve our personal and national security in the face of hyperspeed?
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May 1, 2018
Artificial Intelligence

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How Artificial Intelligence Could Increase the Risk of Nuclear War
Advances in artificial intelligence have provoked a new kind of arms race among nuclear powers. AI could challenge the basic rules of nuclear deterrence and lead to catastrophic miscalculations.
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Apr 24, 2018
Autonomous Vehicles

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Why Waiting for Perfect Autonomous Vehicles May Cost Lives
Some people think autonomous vehicles must be flawless before humans take their hands off the wheel. But putting AVs on the road before they're perfect improves the technology more quickly—and could save hundreds of thousands of lives over time.
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Nov 7, 2017