Gary McMurtrie
Policy
The current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has consistently captured public attention with his actions and rhetoric, but one aspect of his public health agenda that has received comparatively little scrutiny is his proposed…
The current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has consistently captured public attention with his actions and rhetoric, but one aspect of his public health agenda that has received comparatively little scrutiny is his proposed reconceptualization of addiction treatment, undergirded by his support for and stated intent to emulate Patrignano. Patrignano is an addiction treatment program in Italy where people who use drugs (PWUD) participate …
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Why Kennedy’s addiction treatment plan raises ethical concerns
Policy
In his recent executive order, Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets, President Trump directed federal agencies to utilize forced institutionalization of unhoused individuals under the guise of public safety, lambasting evidence-based harm reduction programs in the process. Unhoused people…
In his recent executive order, Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets, President Trump directed federal agencies to utilize forced institutionalization of unhoused individuals under the guise of public safety, lambasting evidence-based harm reduction programs in the process. Unhoused people are framed as threats by Trump, engaging in open-air drug use and vagrancy. In response, the National Homelessness Law Center condemned this executive order and projected even worse outcomes due …
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Executive order on homelessness: Why forced treatment fails
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