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Vincent Guilamo-Ramos wrote this article on HIV among Latinos in the U.S. English Translation: There is an Invisible HIV Crisis in Young Latinos, but No National Response.

Utsha Khatri was quoted regarding her publication on disparities among Black and Hispanic patients in receiving buprenorphine and naltrexone (JAMA Network Open, 2025).

Noa Krawczyk was quoted on the dramatic decrease in overdose deaths due to fentanyl.

Utsha Khatri was quoted regarding her publication on people who have been incarcerated are 39% more likely to die than those who have not been in jail or prison (JAMA Network Open, 2025).

Benjamin Han was quoted in multiple media outlets regarding his publication on the potential harm to older adults who use cannabis and cannabis-related products (JAMA Internal Medicine, 2025).

Amanda Bunting, Magdalena Cerda and Noa Krawczyk co-authored an article that showed most overdose deaths among 15-24 year-olds were caused by fentanyl alone.

Coverage of Alex Bennett's and Luther Elliott's work on preventing overdoses among veterans.

Vincent Guilamo-Ramos wrote a opinion piece on funding for U.S. research universities.

Joseph Palamar was quoted on the possible types of drug use in virtual reality clubs.

Jennifer McNeely appeared on the podcast to discuss the importance of including drug use screening and care into traditional medical care.

Joseph Palamar was quoted on an increase in ingested-related poisonings from individuals drinking poppers.

Jennifer McNeely was quoted on using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) to screen for problem alcohol use.

Joseph Palamar was quoted on the increase in poisonings related to ingesting poppers.

Joseph Palamar was quoted on the dangers of ingesting poppers: "It's not an energy drink." "You'll definitely be poisoned."

Joseph Palamar discussed the danger of poisoning from ingesting poppers.

Coverage of Joseph Palamar's article on the increase of non-fatal fentanyl poisonings among children (Palamar, Cottler & Black, American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2025).

Vincent Guilamo-Ramos was quoted on the increasing rates of HIV among Latinos in the United States.

Noa Krawczyk was a guest on the podcast discussing her article that reported the use of psychedelics to manage opioid use among participants in Reddit communities (Krawczyk et al., Addiction, 2025).

Joseph Palamar was quoted on the rise of deaths linked to cocaine use in the United States.

Magdalena Cerda was quoted on the potential reasons for reductions in drug overdose deaths.

Danielle Ompad was quoted on the packaging of some cannabis edible products which look almost exactly like candy and chip packaging on store shelves.

Ijeoma Opara was acknowledged with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her research in public health.

Joseph Palamar appeared in this documentary on the history of ketamine use.