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Health in Justice Action Lab
@HiJAction
Pursuing justice through a public health lens | We generate knowledge, translate knowledge into policy, and implement measures on ground | Antiracists | @NUSL
Apr 20, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Not trying to kill everyone's buzz today but here is a thread about the status of the drug war in 2022:

• Drug possession arrests held steady at more than a million a year, in stark contrast with a large reduction in overall arrests, which dropped 29%. pewtrusts.org/en/research-an… • Only 1 in 13 people who were arrested and had a substance use disorder actually received treatment while in jail or prison. pewtrusts.org/en/research-an…
Jun 19, 2020 • 25 tweets • 12 min read
NEW TOOL: Much attention on city budgets, but no consistent way to measure priorities. We introduce the Carceral Resource Index: to 1) contrast Carceral, Health, Support spending & analyze budget priorities using a holistic measure beyond just policing. healthinjustice.org/carceral-resou… This systematic analysis of crude budget data yielded a nationwide median CRI of -.27. This means US cities in our sample spent significantly more on Carceral systems than on Health and Support combined. See where each city lands below: healthinjustice.org/carceral-resou…
Sep 16, 2019 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD: Several recent stories have led scholars, wonks, attorneys, and writers to point out what a massive failure the DEA is. The latest is by @maiasz arguing that the DEA should get out of doctors offices and the medical field entirely. vice.com/en_us/article/… Last month, the lab's @ZachWritesStuff wrote that the opioid crisis is a problem whose roots run far deeper than corporate malfeasance, and that the DEA failed their mandate to regulate pharmaceutical companies. newrepublic.com/article/154560…
Sep 9, 2019 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
THREAD: The Health in Justice Action Lab has been studying the impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs. See our latest report on the "Promises and Perils of PDMPs" here: docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/1367d9_215… @LeoBeletsky and many collaborators found 4 key themes that warrant investigation. 1st: Metrics of "success" have not been adequately defined. Despite rapid implementation, evidence on whether PDMPs reduce overdose deaths and prevent Rx misuse are mixed. annals.org/aim/article-ab…
Jun 10, 2019 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Check out #ChangingTheNarrative, a new toolkit promoting accurate, compassionate, and science-based coverage of addiction and drug use.
We go after these tired tropes & more:
"Fentanyl 'Contact' Overdose" ❎
"Addicted babies" ❎
"Hitting rock bottom" ❎
changingthenarrative.news #ChangingTheNarrative identified over 20 oft-repeated errors, inaccuracies, and flawed narratives. Each one has its own page that outlines why it's wrong and how to do better. Take "Tough Love": Punitive & confrontational tactics simply do not help people with addiction. Period.