Recent Work
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Regulating Cannabis for Public Health
Join the USC Schaeffer Center and the Institute for Addiction Science for a conversation about the challenges of regulating cannabis. Schaeffer Center Senior Fellow Rosalie Liccardo Pacula will moderate the conversation with Rebecca Jesseman, director of policy at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, and Ricky N. Bluthenthal, associate dean for social justice and professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
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Two Decades Later, Uptake of Less Invasive Valve Replacement for Heart Disease Remains Low Despite Billions in Social Value
The USC Schaeffer white paper illustrates procedure’s benefits for older Americans yet uptake remains low.
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Study Finds More Than 9 Million Excess Life Years Lost During COVID Pandemic
Black and Hispanic persons have experienced a disproportionate number of life-years lost.
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Deaths Tied to Opioids Rose Among Less-Educated Whites Following LA County’s Stay-At-Home Order
Opioid-related deaths among Blacks, Asians and Latinos dropped during the same period.
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Opioid Overdose Risk Appears Higher in Older Americans, USC Study Indicates
One in 10 adults were at risk of overdose, with older Americans relying on high doses of opioids more than younger adults, researchers found in a national sample of prescription claims.
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