Policy Wonk
By the 90s, 3/4 of people in prison for drug offenses belonged to this racial demographic.
What are Black or African Americans?
This four-letter abbreviation is shorthand for the alcohol found in beverages.
What is ETOH?
This Schedule II drug, used in the Civil War to treat wounded soldiers, is still used today.
What is morphine?
Next Thursday, Dr. Greg Fonzo speaks to us about his research into this class of substances which show promise in treating depression and PTSD.
What are hallucinogens?
Once used to refer to drugs generally, this term is now used only in reference to opioids.
What is narcotics?
Laws that restricted the sale of alcohol on Sundays were sometimes referred to by this color name.
What are blue laws?
This 3-letter screener can help providers connect early life experiences with health outcomes.
What is the ACE or ACE's?
This potent Schedule II drug is often mixed with other substances, causing high rates of overdose for unwitting users.
What is fentanyl?
Psychiatrist Anna Lembke uses cartoons to explain the pleasure/pain balance in her popular book with this title.
What is Dopamine Nation?
Deaths due to this cause decreased 27% in 2024, according to the CDC.
What are overdose deaths?
The 18th amendment kicked off Prohibition in this year.
What is 1920?
TIC stands for an approach to treatment that can be implemented at the organizational or the individual level for clients with troubled pasts.
What is trauma informed care?
Anabolic steroids can be found in this Schedule of drugs of abuse.
What is Schedule III?
Ezra Klein interviewed this drug policy expert on his podcast that explored "this weird moment in the history of drug laws."
Who is Keith Humphreys?
The greater and faster a drug causes the release of this neurotransmitter, the more addictive the drug.
What is dopamine?
Federal highway funding rules tend to influence this minimum age limit at the state level.
What is the legal drinking age?
Gov. Abbott recently vetoed a ban on this 3-letter substance.
What is THC?
Also known as “mother’s little helpers,” benzodiazepines are classified in this Schedule.
What is Schedule IV?
Author Maia Szalavitz detailed the racist implications of the drug war in a chapter of her book called this.
What is Undoing Drugs?
Disulfiram, also known by this brand name, causes severe vomiting when combined with alcohol.
What is Antabuse?
This 3-letter policy signed into law in 2010 made it easier for Americans to access substance use treatment.
What is the ACA?
Hepatitis C and abscesses can plague substance users in this 4-letter group.
What is PWID?
When ingested, this Schedule II drug increases the release of dopamine by 1,000 percent, making addiction to it challenging to treat.
What is amphetamine or methamphetamine?
Dr. Fiona Conway, our guest speaker next Tuesday, works at this research institute affiliated with the school of social work.
What is the Addiction Research Institute?
Despite not being a controlled substance under the CSA, this substance is heavily regulated to address its potential harm.
What is alcohol?