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Hannah Carlon

@hannahcarlon.bsky.social

Brown SPH | Addictions, chronic disease, harm reduction, community engagement | Views are my own

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Nina C. Christie | PhD, MPH@ninachristie.bsky.social · 2y ago

Op-eds influence public opinion, which can influence policy. In a paper led by @hannahcarlon.bsky.social, we looked at how harm reduction is portrayed in op-eds. Most used evidence-based reasons to support opioid harm reduction. Write what you know, it matters! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“Either way, they will use. And so, probably, would you:” A critical discourse analysis of harm reduction portrayal in United States opinion news media

Opioid overdose deaths are declining in the United States for the first time in over five years. These reductions are partially attributed to increasi…

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Nina C. Christie | PhD, MPH@ninachristie.bsky.social · 2y ago

The main topics covered in the supportive pieces included that harm reduction strategies are 1) evidence-based, 2) do not increase crime, 3) decrease stigma and systemic oppression, and 4) that policy change is needed to improve implementation.

Cassie Boness, PhD@cassie-boness.bsky.social · 2y ago

Feels like an especially strange time to be sharing about work, but I'm super proud of @karalink.bsky.social for writing this important paper for health service psychologists on reducing stigma and enhancing care for people who use alcohol! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Reducing Stigma and Enhancing Care for People Who Use Alcohol - Journal of Health Service Psychology

Alcohol use is common and associated with varying degrees of harm. Heavy alcohol use can lead to the development of an alcohol use disorder (AUD). The stigma and discrimination that people with AUD of...

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