Read article – Andrea Meier, research scientists at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, and Bethany McLeman, research project manager at the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, are quoted about a study they conducted to find out why New Hampshire has the highest per-capita fentanyl death rate in the country and why the state, historically, has always had a problem with addiction.

Read article – An opinion piece by Tim Lahey, associate professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, where he argues that safe drug-use rooms, which are typically designed to help keep addicts out of the hospital, could work for addicts within hospitals. “A safe place to inject for addicted patients in the hospital could reduce conflict with staff, protect patients and providers from dirty needles and other drug hazards, and enable patients to receive respectful, high-quality care when back in their hospital beds,” says Lahey. “Safe drug-use rooms could also offer treatment for addiction, a step often neglected in hospitals.”

Read article – Quotes Diane Gilbert-Diamond, assistant professor of epidemiology and community and family medicine, about new research she co-authored that links a certain gene to the likelihood that kids will eat more when they see commercials for fast food. “I think that a real takeaway from this study is that some children have a stronger reward response to food cues than others. So, for some children, limiting exposure to food cues, like food ads, may be especially important for reducing cravings and overeating” says Gilbert-Diamond.