Instead of sending patients seeking treatment for substance use disorders to health care facilities, Massachusetts patients may be incarcerated. Activists have called for changes in the state law because incarcerated patients often face abusive prison environments that are detrimental to recovery. BUSSW Lecturer Deborah Goldfarb, an expert in social welfare policy, recently testified to divert […]
At a recent press conference, BUSSW lecturer Deborah Goldfarb and other medical experts testified to change a Massachusetts law that civilly commits people seeking treatment for substance use disorders to prison. While other states allow “qualified petitioners” (i.e. spouses, doctors, or police officers) to commit someone to treatment, Massachusetts is the only state that can […]
BUSSW Associate Professor Christina Lee will present at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH/NIAAA) webinar, “Reducing Stigma Around Alcohol Use Disorder in Minority Communities,” joined by Dr. Tamika Zapolski, associate professor of psychology at Indiana University. The researchers will discuss their clinical treatment research targeting alcohol and drug use in the Latino/a […]
Prof. Rick Cresta presented, “Cannabis Use and Teens, What’s the Big Deal?” at Easthampton High School last week, as part of his effort to inform high school students and parents about how marijuana use affects teens’ brains. Excerpt from “Easthampton High School Talk to Address Teen Marijuana Use” by Emily Thurlow, originally published in the […]
