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 […]
During the fourth special session of the 88th Texas State Legislature in 2023, the House of Representatives assembled to vote on the fate of school vouchers in the chamber’s education funding bill. For the first time since 2005, a voucher-like proposal advanced through committee to be considered on the floor. Alongside the school voucher legislation […]