If You Give a Law Student a Baby
If you give a law student a baby, a few things are inevitable: they are going to look for legal risk, analyze policy, and want a class on MILK.
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Read more: Does the ADA Protect People with Substance Use Disorder from Health Care Discrimination? Does the ADA Protect People with Substance Use Disorder from Health Care Discrimination?
Further action is needed to prevent discrimination in health care services towards persons with addiction.
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Read more: Synthetic Cannabinoids and the Lack of Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Carceral Settings Synthetic Cannabinoids and the Lack of Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Carceral Settings
The inability of prisons and jails to address the drivers of and treat substance use disorders is leading to underexplored health ramifications.
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Read more: Restricting Reproductive Rights During the War on Drugs: Intersectional Regimes of Surveillance and Criminalization That Harm Us All Restricting Reproductive Rights During the War on Drugs: Intersectional Regimes of Surveillance and Criminalization That Harm Us All
Pregnant and parenting people who use drugs face the threat of civil or criminal punishment under nearly every conceivable circumstance.
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Read more: Prior Authorization Insurance Requirements: A Barrier to Accessing Lifesaving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder? Prior Authorization Insurance Requirements: A Barrier to Accessing Lifesaving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?
Pharmaceutical policy must facilitate, not hinder, timely and adequate access to medication and supporting care.
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Read more: How the Dobbs Ruling Will Affect People with Substance Use Disorder How the Dobbs Ruling Will Affect People with Substance Use Disorder
In a post-Roe America, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are all in jeopardy, especially for individuals who struggle with substance use.
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Read more: Policing Public Health: Carceral-Logic Lessons from a Mid-Size City Policing Public Health: Carceral-Logic Lessons from a Mid-Size City
Where a health state is intertwined with carceral logics, enforcement becomes coercive.
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Read more: Transformation of Behavioral Health Care Through Section 1115 Waivers Transformation of Behavioral Health Care Through Section 1115 Waivers
The Biden administration has a powerful tool for encouraging state-level behavioral health innovation in the § 1115 Medicaid waiver process.
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Read more: The Case for Non-Police Response to Behavioral Health Crises The Case for Non-Police Response to Behavioral Health Crises
Despite being both feasible and effective, alternatives to police intervention for behavioral health crises remain the exception, rather than the rule.
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Read more: How Supervised Injection Sites Can Help Address the Overdose Crisis How Supervised Injection Sites Can Help Address the Overdose Crisis
To save lives and improve individual and community outcomes, supervised injection sites should be part of the response to the opioid epidemic.
