One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses
DEC 11, 202526 MIN
One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses
DEC 11, 202526 MIN
Description
<p>A leading addiction expert explains how he’s driven by the memory of a friend who died, and why he believes giving data on the drug supply to people on the street is more important than using it to inform national drug policy.</p><br><p>Guest:</p><p><a href="https://iprc.unc.edu/iprc-person/nabarun-dasgupta-phd-mph/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nabarun Dasgupta</a>, Epidemiologist, <a href="https://www.streetsafe.supply/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of North Carolina Street Drug Analysis Lab</a> and <a href="https://www.opioiddata.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Opioid Data Lab</a></p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2025/07/31/scientists-mission-change-prevent-overdoses" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Help us unlock a $5,000 match by becoming one of 200 new donors at <a href="http://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tradeoffs.org/donate</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&id=89c5edcb93&utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
