The Opioid Crisis Is Aging. Yet Addiction Care Often Overlooks Older Adults
LDI Experts Offer 10 Solutions to Get More Help to Seniors With Addiction
Substance Use Disorder
Finding sustainable, humane, and effective strategies to address substance use disorder.
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Research Updates
New Rules for Methadone Doses at Home Did Not Increase Overdoses
More Flexible Methadone Take-Home Policy Improved Patient Autonomy
Outreach in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Philadelphia
Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council
Six Policy Changes to Keep Children Safe from Opioid Overdose
Pediatricians’ Suggestions for Health Care Providers, Institutions, and Policymakers
Opioid Disposal Kits May Help Patients Dispose of Unneeded Painkillers
Pain Is Hard to Predict, and a Cheap Disposal Kit Offers a Solution
Chart of the Day: State Variation in Private Equity Ownership in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Facilities
New Geographic Trends Raise Questions About the Future of Behavioral Health Services
This Telehealth System Could Be Scaled Up Statewide To Treat Opioid Use Disorder
This Model Is Cheaper And Easier To Use Than The ER, LDI Fellow Argues In New Op-Ed
Fears of Family Separation Deter Parents With Substance Use Disorder From Getting Needed Care
Policymakers Should Consider Reporting and Planning Procedures That Do Not Involve Child Protective Services
Anish Agarwal, MD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Zarina Ali, MD
- Associate Professor, Neurosurgery , Perelman School of Medicine
- Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery , Perelman School of Medicine
Abby Alpert, PhD
- Associate Professor, Health Care Management , Wharton School
Shoshana Aronowitz, PhD, MSHP
- Assistant Professor, Family and Community Health , Penn Nursing
Michael Ashburn, MD, MPH
- Professor, Anesthesiology and Critical Care , Perelman School of Medicine
Wade Berrettini, MD, PhD
- Emeritus Professor, Psychiatry , Perelman School of Medicine
Nia Bhadra-Heintz, MD, MS
- Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology , Perelman School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor, Addiction Medicine , Perelman School of Medicine
Kristen Campbell
- PhD Candidate, Health Care Management and Policy , Wharton School
Opioid Epidemic Working Group
Penn LDI is collaborating with researchers and policymakers throughout the country to identify evidence-based, sustainable, and effective solutions to combat the nation’s unprecedented opioid epidemic. LDI Senior Fellows and staff regularly produce research and policy briefs, blogs, and publications, as well as convene key stakeholders with the goal of addressing treatment, harm reduction, and the social determinants of health that are driving the opioid epidemic.