Against American Public Health Exceptionalism
Americans are no doubt conditioned to expect spectacular failure in the face of public health crises.
Behavioral Health
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RecordingEvent Description Advances in the scientific understanding of addiction have important implications for treatment, policy, and the law. In this panel, Eden Evins, M.D. discussed addiction neuroscience, prognosis, and treatment. Stephanie Tabashneck, Psy.D., J.D. then led a discussion on the role of addiction science in judicial and legal decision making at the intersection of science…
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Read more: Introducing Affiliated Researchers for the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation Introducing Affiliated Researchers for the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation
We are excited to welcome our inaugural group of affiliated researchers for the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR).
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Read more: The Criminalization of Addiction: Law, Medicine, and Future Directions The Criminalization of Addiction: Law, Medicine, and Future Directions
RecordingEvent Description In Commonwealth v. Eldred, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that a court may order a defendant who is addicted to substances to remain drug free as a condition of probation and that if a defendant tests positive for an illegal substance, the defendant may be found in violation of his or her…
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Read more: Families, Substance Use Disorder, and the Courts: Is Compassion Consistent with Accountability? Families, Substance Use Disorder, and the Courts: Is Compassion Consistent with Accountability?
RecordingEvent Description How can family law support parents and their children when a parent has a substance use disorder? One in eight children live in a home with a parent with a substance use disorder. Most of these children are under the age of five. This discussion examined innovations in family law contexts, such as…
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Read more: Eliminating Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Eliminating Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
We know how to prevent overdose deaths, and yet, the majority of individuals with opioid use disorder lack access to the standard of care treatment.
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Read more: Fall 2021 Health Law Workshops Fall 2021 Health Law Workshops
The Health Law Policy, Bioethics, and Biotechnology Workshop provides a forum for discussion of new scholarship in these fields from the world’s leading experts. The workshop is led by Professor I. Glenn Cohen, and presenters come from a wide range of disciplines and departments. Harvard graduate students may register to take the workshop for course…
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Read more: Regulating Out of the Social Media Health Crisis Regulating Out of the Social Media Health Crisis
Social media poses an active health threat to many of its users, in a way that is akin to other regulated substances.
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Read more: The Paradoxical Legal Treatment of Preventive Medicine The Paradoxical Legal Treatment of Preventive Medicine
Despite its salubrious aim, stigma, shame, and fear often are attached to the use of preventative care.
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Read more: The Centrality of Social Movements in Addressing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic The Centrality of Social Movements in Addressing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Our research shows that social movement activism is an integral part of service delivery for sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence.
