Archive: politics

• Director Comments: New Executive Order “Will Do Nothing To Address Fundamental Issues Facing the Country”

  Last week, the Washington Post published an article on Trump's new executive order pushing for forcible hospitalization of the homeless, an act intended to fight "vagrancy" in U.S. cities. Program Di

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• The First 100 Days: Regina LaBelle in the Journal of Addiction Medicine

  Last week, the American Society of Addiction Medicine highlighted a commentary piece written by our Director, Regina LaBelle, on the first 100 days of the Trump administration and its impacts on the

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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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