Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
Fentanyl is responsible for a disproportionate number of drug overdose deaths. The only way to curtail the growing crisis is through demand-side interventions. A New Push for Harm Reduction On March 29, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter use. Narcan, a naloxone nasal spray designed to reverse opioid overdoses, is now […]
Note: GPPR received a complimentary copy of the book Access Rules: Freeing Data from Big Tech for a Better Future in exchange for our honest review. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials around the world approached Google and Apple for access to data in order to track individual infections and alert […]
Robert Torres is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging. He recently spoke with Harry M. Baturin, an instructor at Georgetown University/Core Faculty Adjunct Member at Delaware Valley University, and NPO Trustee/Attorney at Baturin and Baturin, about both the social isolation faced by today’s seniors, exacerbated in recent months, and options and recommendations to reduce it. This […]
Introduction As deaths due to gun violence mount and the political discourse surrounding gun control rages on, non-governmental organizations, sometimes with support from state authorities but often working independently, have begun publishing temporary, voluntary, safe firearm storage maps. These online, publicly accessible maps identify locations — often police stations, shooting ranges, gun shops, or special […]