Drug Policy Research Center Quarterly Newsletter

DPRC Quarterly is an electronic newsletter highlighting RAND research on key public policy findings in substance use and drug policy research. The newsletter is free: to subscribe, enter your email in the subscription box to the right and click "Sign Up."

2020

Content
Being Mindful About Changing Psychedelic Policy
Nov 16, 2020

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 20, highlights research on alcohol consumption during the pandemic, levels of substance use disorder stigma among police officers, a RAND prevention research project, and more.
Content
COVID Relief and Cannabis Legalization
Aug 31, 2020

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 19, highlights research on cannabis policy and COVID-19, the effectiveness of naloxone laws, integrated substance use and mental health treatment for veterans, and more.
Content
Want to Know If a New Drug Crisis Is Growing? Check the Wastewater
May 20, 2020

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 18, highlights research on wastewater testing, the fentanyl problem in the U.S., state policies related to substance use in pregnancy, alcohol misuse in women, and more.
Content
Launching RAND's New Initiative: Opioids Uncharted
Mar 9, 2020

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 17, highlights research on teaching skills to reduce DUI recidivism, the fentanyl crisis, policies that punish pregnant women for substance use, and more.

2019

Content
Early Evidence of the Impact of Cannabis Legalization
Nov 8, 2019

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 16, highlights research on cannabis legalization, tackling America's fentanyl problem, cognitive behavioral therapy for first-time DUI offenses, and more.
Content
The Future of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids
Aug 29, 2019

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 15, highlights research on the size of the American drug market, substance use among service members, the changing cannabis market in Washington state, and more.
Content
Emerging Divergence: Drug Policy in Asia
May 15, 2019

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 14, highlights research on direct dispensing of naloxone for opioid-related overdoses, conflicts over supervised drug consumption sites, tobacco and cannabis use among young adults, and more.
Content
How the Opioid Crisis Is Driving the Rise in Hepatitis C
Feb 4, 2019

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 13, highlights the rise in Hepatitis C after the reformulation of Oxycontin, neonatal abstinence syndrome, adolescent marijuana use and legalization in Washington, and more.

2018

Content
Considering Heroin-Assisted Treatment and Supervised Consumption Sites in the U.S.
Dec 6, 2018

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 12, highlights alternative approaches to the opioid crisis, improving access to opioid treatment, navigating cannabis legalization, and more.
Content
China's Role in the U.S. Opioid Crisis
Sep 6, 2018

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 11, highlights research on China's role in the U.S. opioid crisis, the affect of cannabis advertising on youth, and treating alcohol and opioid use disorder in a primary care setting.
Content
Strategies to Limit Negative Consequences of Cannabis Use
May 31, 2018

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 10, highlights research on cannabis advertising and youth, opioid markets and supply, substance use treatment in primary care, and cannabis potency.
Content
Complex Link Between Medical Cannabis and Fewer Opioid Deaths
Feb 20, 2018

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 9, highlights research on cannabis use and opioid deaths, results of the EU drug strategy, a social media intervention to reduce drug use among individuals experiencing homelessness, cannabis legalization and alcohol consumption, and another barrier to evidence-based prevention and treatment programs.

2017

Content
Cannabis Potency and Prices in a Newly Legal Market
Nov 15, 2017

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 8, highlights research on potency and prices of cannabis in new markets, a web-based alcohol intervention, cannabis legalization in Canada, and recommendations for medical care for opioid addiction.
Content
What a Scientist Suggests You Tell Your Kids About Legal Marijuana
Aug 8, 2017

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 7, highlights research on effective drug education, strategies to reduce deaths from opioid addiction, and penalties for drug possession.
Content
Reducing Deaths from Heroin and Other Opioids
May 10, 2017

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 6, highlights research on strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality from heroin and other opioids, marijuana legalization, EU Drugs Strategy, and cocaine consumption in the United States.
Content
Trump's Marijuana Options
Feb 1, 2017

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 5, highlights research on prescription drug misuse among service members, marijuana markets and legalization, online alcohol advertising, and problem drinking among veterans with combat experience.

2016

Content
Alternative Sanctions for Drug Offenses in Europe
Nov 16, 2016

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 4, highlights research on alternatives to incarceration in Europe, buprenorphine prescribing, and talking to kids about marijuana.
Content
Growth of the Online Illicit Drugs Trade
Aug 24, 2016

DPRC Quarterly, Issue 3, highlights research on the online illicit drugs trade, alcohol advertising, drug and alcohol interventions, and teen drug use.
Content
Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know
May 3, 2016

DPRC Quarterly highlights research on marijuana legalization, opioid addiction, drug and alcohol interventions, teen smoking, and internet drug trafficking.
Content
Waivers to Prescribe Buprenorphine Increase Access to Opioid Treatment Options
Feb 15, 2016

DPRC Quarterly highlights research on Buprenorphine prescribing, medical marijuana users, the 24/7 Sobriety program, and the inaugural Americas Regional Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP).