Recent Work
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COVID-19 is Exacerbating Challenges for Individuals with Addiction
The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting efforts to control substance abuse according to Assistant Secretary of Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, MD, who spoke with Rosalie Liccardo Pacula and Adam Leventhal.
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New Digital Health Project Will Include Traditionally Underrepresented Americans
Ritika Chaturvedi will lead the American Life in Real-time (ALiR) project, which will use digital technologies to create precision public health interventions that focus on reducing health disparities.
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About the RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center
RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center More than 67,300 Americans died from a drug-involved overdose in 2018, including illicit drugs and prescription opioids. The estimated economic burden is staggering—nearly $500 billion annually, more than the government spends on healthcare for the poor each year. Successfully combating the evolving crisis will require meeting unprecedented […]
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The Future of American Healthcare
Join moderator Dana Goldman in a discussion with Dr. Harvey Fineberg, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, about the future of American healthcare.
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Older Adults Perceived Higher Risk of Dying From COVID-19, but Were More Optimistic in the Early Days of the U.S. Epidemic
A USC Schaeffer study examined age-related COVID-19 risk perception among more than 6,500 American adults.
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