Archive: publication

• The Path Forward: M.S. Addiction Policy & Practice Featured in Georgetown Health Magazine

  "What a beautiful thing to be able to move through my grief and translate the loss of my little brother into something that can help others," [Gina] Malagold says. "The program is probably the best

  Category: News Tags: adpp, alumni, director, public health, publication

• The Cost of Chaos: A Cracking Windshield on Substance Use in the US

  In a new article for Brookings, David Holtgrave and Program Director Regina LaBelle argue that America’s substance use response is flying blind – here’s why.

  Category: News Tags: commentary, director, federal policy, politics, publication

• “Policy Shapes Everything:” Two Student Spotlights

  ADPP students and alumni, it's hard to keep up with all of your accomplishments! This week, we're thrilled to be highlighting the accomplishments of not one, but two current and former MS ADPP studen

  Category: News Tags: alumni, politics, publication, research, student spotlight

• “Nothing Less Than Justice:” Amber Lashbaugh ’26 on Supporting Women in Recovery

  Amber Lashbaugh (MS '26) recently published an article on supporting women in recovery for Ms., a national feminist magazine. In honor of National Recovery Month, Amber investigates the specific

  Category: News Tags: gender, politics, publication, recovery, research, student spotlight

• “Help is Here:” Jacob Lignell ’26 and Professor LaBelle in The Hoya

  As The Hoya reflects on International Overdose Awareness Day, the student newspaper spotlights recovery and harm reduction measures across Georgetown, including the training and distribution of naloxone that the M.S. Addiction Policy & Practice program developed with HOYADOPE.

  Category: News Tags: director, overdose, publication, recovery, student spotlight

• 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

  Category: News Tags: director, federal government, mental health, politics, publication

• 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

  Category: News Tags: director, government, politics, publication, recovery

• Student Publication: Substance Use Disorder Recovery Research Opportunities

  Mary Davis (MS ADPP '23) has co-authored a newly-published article on substance use disorder recovery research opportunities in Frontiers, a leading publisher of peer-reviewed, open-source scientific

  Categories: Announcements, News Tags: publication, recovery, research, student spotlight

• 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

  Category: News Tags: medicaid, overdose, publication, recovery, student spotlight

• 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

  Category: News Tags: director, overdose, politics, publication, recovery