We had the opportunity to ask police narcotics officers what they think happens when they seize a user or dealer's opioids. They said it increases overdose risk, and offered reasons that track the accounts of people who use drugs. Free paper: healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

🚨Why hasn't this PQ article by Adams @brandondelpozo.bsky.social et al. on the some of flaws in the Force Science Institute's (FSI) "research", which is highly influential in the courts/litigation mind you, gotten more attention in the last 10 days???🚨

I'll be presenting in the NYC at a Crossroads Convening on May 13th and 14th, alongside our city’s top researchers, journalists, public servants, and the public as we chart a path forward where all New Yorkers feel safe. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-at-the...

Friday, May 9th, Biden's first drug czar and I will be in conversation at a free event in Cold Spring, NY. Please spread the word, and attend if you're in the area. Few people know more about the past, present and possible future of the nation's drug crisis than Regina Labelle.

While it is nice to be quoted in a judicial decision, this is an incredibly tragic case -- and one that is likely to be repeated all too often given the current state of firearm regulation, as @brandondelpozo.bsky.social and I argued. Also, huge challenges ahead for qualified immunity doctrine.

A world class scientific lab in cities like New York, Boston, and Providence, with intense competition for real estate, human capital, and resources, is expensive. It requires overhead well above 15% of the research itself. This victory protects America's health. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...

Thrilled and honored to be briefing members of Congress and their staff on addiction and Medicaid policy today at the Rayburn House Office Building.

Literally giving us bread and circuses. www.thewrap.com/donald-trump...

People report police seizing their opioid supplies paradoxically increases overdose risk, and quantitative studies bear this out. We're excited to present the Police Opioid Seizure Temporal Risk (POSTeR) model, which carefully demonstrates how & why. Free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kr6I_LkIB...

Standing with Greenland means respecting its autonomy, and through that respect, forging a strong alliance that protects the free world. It doesn't mean menacing Greenland like a bully so "can't wait to come back again soon" comes off as a threat.

General Bradley said “amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics.” If the best fighter in the world is made by an unstable nation with shifting alliances that cast doubt on the buyer's ability to keep it flying, it's no longer the best fighter in the world. www.outono.net/elentir/2025...