Writing

Trends in Heroin and Injection Drug Use Among High School Students (2005-2017)

This study suggests that adolescence may be a critical period for initiation of heroin use among adolescents in large urban school districts, the majority of whom are Black and/or Latino (… Read more).  

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Effect of Pill Mill Laws on Opioid Overdose Deaths in Ohio + Tennessee

Pill mill laws impose strict regulations on pain management clinics to prevent them from issuing opioid prescriptions without medical indication. To date, little is known about the implementation or effects of these laws on opioid overdose deaths (… Read more).  

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Trends in Heroin and Injection Drug Use in Nine Urban Centers

Adolescent heroin use may be higher in urban areas, many of which have historically high rates of heroin use and IDU. We investigate trends in heroin use and IDU among 9th–12th grade students in major urban centers in the U.S (… Read more).  

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Sweet As Pumpkin Pie: Creating Interactive Spaces for Dialogue around People-Pleasing

It’s no secret that people-pleasing behaviors are common in higher education. Look no farther than the academy, and you will encounter over-working and over-extension, lack of boundaries, inability to say no, hyper-independence (not asking for help), and having extremely high or perfectionistic standards for performance (… Read more) .  

Yesterday’s Riots: A reminder for 2021

Today I finally learned that if other human beings will not extend you the kindness of humanity, you must take it for yourself. Isn’t this common sense? How did domestic terrorists help me learn in 1 day what my therapist has been working on for 8 months? (… Read more)