100) Drug Policy w/ Dr. Beau Kilmer

America has faced four major drug epidemics, and many argue we're in another epidemic today. Today I spoke with Dr. Beau Kilmer about his research surrounding the problems, and possible solutions, to our drug issues. 

Bio: Beau Kilmer (he/him) is the McCauley Chair in Drug Policy Innovation,  director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center, and a senior policy  researcher at the RAND Corporation. His research lies at the  intersection of public health and public safety, with special emphasis  on crime control, substance use, illegal markets, and public policy.

Some  of his current projects include analyzing the consequences of cannabis  legalization (with a special focus on social equity); measuring the  effect of 24/7 Sobriety programs on DUI, domestic violence, and  mortality; facilitating San Francisco's Street-Level Drug Dealing Task  Force; and evaluating the evidence and arguments made about implementing  heroin-assisted treatment and supervised consumption sites.

Kilmer's publications have appeared in leading journals such as New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and his commentaries have been published by CNN, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and  other outlets. His coauthored book on cannabis legalization was  published by Oxford University Press and his coauthored book on the  future of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids was published by RAND.

Kilmer  received a NHTSA Public Service Award for his “leadership and  innovation in the areas of alcohol and drug-impaired driving program and  policy research” and his coauthored work on 24/7 Sobriety received  honourable mention for the Behavioural Exchange Award for Outstanding  Research. He received his Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard  University, M.P.P. from UC Berkeley, and B.A. in international relations  from Michigan State University.

Website - https://www.rand.org/about/people/k/kilmer_beau.html

Twitter - https://twitter.com/BeauKilmer

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