Drug Policy Research Center Quarterly Newsletter

2019

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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).