Leo Beletsky
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Leo Beletsky
@LeoBeletsky
Public health impact of laws & law enforcement @NUSL @hijAction @NUbouve @UCSDMedSchool | Harm reductionist | Nomad | Dad to 2 bandits & cat ⛵



Announcing our Fall '24 Speaker Series! Join us Wednesdays @ 4:30 PM ET, starting 9/18, for "The Diagnosis of Incarceration: The Health Impacts of Criminal System Involvement" moderated by Dr. Cara Muñoz Buchanan! More info: bit.ly/HKSCarceralHea… RSVP: bit.ly/HKSCarceralHea…





Editorial by @LeoBeletsky & @MaxJordan_N: "Although promising, these grassroots efforts are no substitute for effective reform to address high costs, shortages, overcommercialization, and other failures in the US pharmaceutical market." ja.ma/3z0Ob6T








Voters are electing leaders who support a more just legal system, but some lawmakers have taken unprecedented measures to impede progress. In @AmCrimLRev, @miriamkrinsky & @theblairlair critically examine undemocratic attacks on reform-minded prosecutors. law.georgetown.edu/american-crimi…





Thousands of people overdose and die each year in Massachusetts, with more than 2,300 deaths last year alone. But in most of those cases, the person dealing the drugs is never held accountable, frustrating the families and loved ones left behind. on.nbcboston.com/pNFqeli

