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Brandon del Pozo

@brandondelpozo.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of medicine and public health at Brown University. Former chief of police and NYPD precinct commander. BK born, NY raised. Health + Safety = Justice

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We had the opportunity to ask police narcotics officers what they think happens when they seize a user or dealer's opioids. They said it increases overdose risk, and offered reasons that track the accounts of people who use drugs. Free paper: healthandjusticejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

02.10.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨Why hasn't this PQ article by Adams @brandondelpozo.bsky.social et al. on the some of flaws in
the Force Science Institute's (FSI) "research", which is highly influential in the courts/litigation mind you, gotten more attention in the last 10 days???🚨

18.07.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
NYC at the Crossroads: Charting a Safe and Just Path Forward This two-day convening will address the most pressing safety and justice issues impacting New Yorkers.

I'll be presenting in the NYC at a Crossroads Convening on May 13th and 14th, alongside our city’s top researchers, journalists, public servants, and the public as we chart a path forward where all New Yorkers feel safe. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-at-the...

02.05.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday, May 9th, Biden's first drug czar and I will be in conversation at a free event in Cold Spring, NY. Please spread the word, and attend if you're in the area. Few people know more about the past, present and possible future of the nation's drug crisis than Regina Labelle.

23.04.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

While it is nice to be quoted in a judicial decision, this is an incredibly tragic case -- and one that is likely to be repeated all too often given the current state of firearm regulation, as @brandondelpozo.bsky.social and I argued. Also, huge challenges ahead for qualified immunity doctrine.

18.04.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge Permanently Bars N.I.H. From Limiting Medical Research Funding The decision came as an initial win for a broad coalition of academic institutions that had argued the policy jeopardized ongoing research, but it set up an almost certain appeal.

A world class scientific lab in cities like New York, Boston, and Providence, with intense competition for real estate, human capital, and resources, is expensive. It requires overhead well above 15% of the research itself. This victory protects America's health.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...

07.04.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled and honored to be briefing members of Congress and their staff on addiction and Medicaid policy today at the Rayburn House Office Building.

02.04.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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21 Fox News Personalities, Contributors Are Members of Trump's Administration FBI deputy director pick Dan Bongino has become the 21st Fox News personality to join Trump's second administration.

Literally giving us bread and circuses.
www.thewrap.com/donald-trump...

30.03.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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People report police seizing their opioid supplies paradoxically increases overdose risk, and quantitative studies bear this out. We're excited to present the Police Opioid Seizure Temporal Risk (POSTeR) model, which carefully demonstrates how & why. Free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kr6I_LkIB...

29.03.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Standing with Greenland means respecting its autonomy, and through that respect, forging a strong alliance that protects the free world.

It doesn't mean menacing Greenland like a bully so "can't wait to come back again soon" comes off as a threat.

29.03.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Portugal reconsiders the purchase of the F-35 due to the turn in US foreign policy <p>In recent days, there have been rumors about the implications of Trump’s shift in US foreign policy regarding defense. Portugal confirms that it has begun its transition to the F-35 and indicates b...

General Bradley said β€œamateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics.” If the best fighter in the world is made by an unstable nation with shifting alliances that cast doubt on the buyer's ability to keep it flying, it's no longer the best fighter in the world. www.outono.net/elentir/2025...

14.03.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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