Dismantling War on Drugs Policies in COVID-19's Aftermath.

Am J Public Health

Hannah L. F. Cooper and David H. Cloud are with the Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Laura C. Fanucchi, Michelle Lofwall, and April M. Young are with the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington. Laura C. Fanucchi is also with the Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington. Michelle Lofwall is also with the Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington. April M. Young is also with the Department of Epidemiology, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington.

Published: February 2022

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