Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
More than 100,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2022, most linked to opioids. Despite the availability of effective medications for opioid use disorder and harm reduction programs, services are often not available to people in crisis. Based on Dr. Saloner's research, this talk will give an overview of policies that can increase access to services at key touchpoints such as residential rehab programs and in jails and prisons.
Guest:
Brendan Saloner, PhD
Bloomberg Associate Professor of American Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
More than 100,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2022, most linked to opioids. Despite the availability of effective medications for opioid use disorder and harm reduction programs, services are often not available to people in crisis. Based on Dr. Saloner's research, this talk will give an overview of policies that can increase access to services at key touchpoints such as residential rehab programs and in jails and prisons.
Guest:
Brendan Saloner, PhD
Bloomberg Associate Professor of American Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health










