R Street Responds

The R Street Responds series provides scholarly reviews of recently published studies, articles, policy-related proposals or critiques of our authors’ work.

Submission guidelines are available here.

R Street Responds Cannabis Harm Reduction, Harm Reduction

The potential uses of cannabidiol to treat cannabis use disorder

Stacey McKenna Sept 24, 2020

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Review of: Danielle L. Hoyt et al., “An investigation of racial and ethnic differences in e-cigarette beliefs and use characteristics,” Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (2020), pp. 1-15.

Sept 11, 2020

R Street Responds Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Decriminalization, Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction, Opioids, Policing, Sexual Health

Police-related barriers increase non-fatal drug overdose in Canadian sex worker population

Stacey McKenna Aug 13, 2020

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Tobacco Harm Reduction

What do we actually know about smoking and COVID-19?

Chelsea Boyd Aug 4, 2020

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Pragmatic tobacco policy can decrease youth use without affecting adult smokers

Chelsea Boyd July 7, 2020

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Opioid Harm Reduction, Psychedelics

Microdosing as a Therapeutic Alternative for Mental Health Issues

Stacey McKenna July 6, 2020

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Reducing smoking in the 30s

April 13, 2020

R Street Responds Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Prison Reform, Reentry

Decarceration can be smart policy, not voodoo

Emily Mooney April 3, 2020

R Street Responds Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Online Content Policy, Technology and Innovation

Response to: Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, “The EARN IT Act: Holding the Tech Industry Accountable in the Fight Against Online Child Sexual Exploitation,” 116th Congress (March 11, 2020).

Jeffrey Westling March 31, 2020

R Street Responds Harm Reduction, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Examining the trajectory from dual use to harm reduction

Carrie Wade March 18, 2020