Archive: News
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Application Deadline Extended to May 1st, 2025
Given the reduction in federal workforce, we recognize that career plans for both working professionals and graduating students may be changing. As such, we are pleased to extend our regular decision
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Tales of Hope, Love, and Resilience: Grief to Action Event
This Thursday, we were honored to bring our community together for Grief to Action: Families Shaping the Nation's Response to Addiction. In partnership with Song for Charlie and the O'Neill Institute
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Saving Medicaid: Molly McGrath ’22 Published in Pittsburgh Gazette
Congress must see the indispensable role of Medicaid in reducing overdose deaths, and not haphazardly freeze lifesaving federal grant programs that also provide medication treatment to the uninsured
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Fee Waivers and Flexible Deadlines Introduced for Those Impacted by Federal Workforce Reduction
Georgetown's Addiction Policy & Practice program values the impactful work of those in public service, and we recognize that federal government reductions in the workforce and other governmental shif
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Moving Forward Together: Director Testifies Before Congress on the Need for Bipartisan Policy Solutions
On February 6, 2025, Professor Regina LaBelle, Director of the M.S. in Addiction Policy & Practice program, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee’s hearing on
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“Where Can We Find Common Ground?” Program Director and Current Student Discuss The Next Era of Drug Policy
"Drug policy, addiction policy, has...been top of mind for a lot of individuals...research shows that 40% of people in the United States know someone who died of a drug overdose. And I think that sa
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NPR Feature: Regina LaBelle on the First State-Sanctioned Overdose Prevention Center
This week, Program Director Regina LaBelle spoke to NPR about the opening of the nation’s first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center in Rhode Island. She discusses how the incoming administrat
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What the Election Tells Us About Drug Policy Concerns: Professor LaBelle in The Washington Post
Program Director Regina LaBelle was quoted in The Washington Post last week on American attitudes regarding drug policy. The article analyzes ballot decisions from election day, which suggest that vo
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The Power of Labels: Faculty Emily Einstein and Wilson Compton Published in American Journal of Psychiatry
When the DSM-5 changed the definition of a substance use disorder, did it change how many people received a diagnosis?
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Tackling the Fentanyl Crisis: Gina Malagold ’22 Featured in FIERCE Magazine
Last week, program alumna Gina Malagold '22 was featured in an article from FIERCE Magazine, which amplifies the voices, stories, and experiences of Latinas and women of color. In the article, they d