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Contagious Addiction: Opioid Prescriptions Increase Likelihood of Family Members’ Use
Contact: Naomi Paiss, Communications Director, at (202) 247-9859, npaiss@asanet.org, or (202) 440-0875 (cell); Johanna Olexy, Senior...
Race, Class, and the Framing of Drug Epidemics
by Rebecca Tiger in the Fall 2017 Contexts
As America’s opiate epidemic rages on, calls for “treatment not punishment” dominate the...
Sociologists Receive ASA Funding to Study Impact of Laws Permitting Concealed Weapons on College Campuses
If you are a student at a public college or university in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Mississippi, Oregon, Texas, Utah, or...
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Desperation and Service in the Bail Industry
by Joshua Page, Spring 2017 Contexts
I cold-called Bettie. Her son, Terrance, had a warrant for a serious crime, and he had turned himself...
Children of Undocumented Mexican Immigrants Have Heightened Risk of Behavior Problems
Children of undocumented Mexican immigrants have a significantly higher risk of behavior problems than their co-ethnic counterparts with...