Fentanyl Skullduggery

An episode of the #rtbth podcast, hosted by Real Talk: Beyond the Headlines, titled "Fentanyl Skullduggery" was published on September 15, 2024 and runs 75 minutes.

September 15, 2024 ·75m · #rtbth

Summary

The #rtbth co-hosts continue the conversation from Doc Talk, i.e., Doc Talk part 2. The focus on this one is the drug overdose crisis/the fentanyl crisis. It turns out that both Tunde and Herschel had some exposure to this significant national problem during graduate school. Herschel studying the epidemiology of opioid drug overdoses, and Tunde working in a clinic treating substance use problems. The co-hosts discuss what they learned and perspectives. Show Links https://open.spotify.com/episode/3IDsiOQ9Xuf2n7RWey3GOF?si=a4nAcDtYTByRIMmi0l8bww-https://www.oregon.gov/adpc/pages/opiate-opioid.aspx-https://www.naco.org/resource/osc-mat-https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/08/08/sept-29-moving-day-for-egleston-patients-heading-childrens-arthur-m-blank-hospital-https://pestakeholder.org/reports/the-pillaging-of-steward-health-care/-https://youtu.be/Uf9tMOBGXXY?si=hYag_1gJvjlMcczP-https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9174558/-https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11816814/-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/books/review/empire-of-pain-sackler-dynasty-patrick-radden-keefe.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Jk4.FzLL.FSx6i05FiowT&smid=url-share-https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/the-origins-of-the-opioid-epidemic/#:~:text=In%20the%20context%20of%20the,in%20the%20last%2020%20years.-https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7897102/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk-https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/19/purdue-pharma-oxycontin-justice-department-memo-opioid-https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/health/16oxy.html-https://www.dw.com/en/us-war-on-drugs-campaign-a-clear-failure-un/a-69461564-https://www.samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/nsduh-national-survey-drug-use-and-health-https://ucsd.libguides.com/census/acs-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Most_Published_Research_Findings_Are_False-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5846593/-https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/dunning-kruger-effect-https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/skulduggery-https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/365820/mdma-therapy-lykos-therapeutics-maps-psychedelics-ecstasy - (Hit up Herschel for stats consulting - ⁠[email protected]⁠

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