Public Health

Visualizing the Fentanyl Epidemic

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 […]

Prescription Drug Pricing Policy in the U.S.: Past, Present, and Future.

GPPR Podcast Editor Joe Lustig (MPP-EP ’24) speaks with Dr. Richard Frank – a distinguished health economist, Brookings Institution fellow, and Director of the Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy – to talk about why drug prices are so high, the steps Congress has taken to bring them down, and what they might do next. Check […]

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