Missed opportunities: Public health messaging in media coverage of drug seizures
Drug seizure-related media coverage is a missed opportunity to prevent drug-related harms. The lack of public health messaging in drug seizure-related media coverage should be rectified by refocusing coverage away from drug enforcement narratives and instead provide guidance towards evidence-based resources and services.
Authors
- Leo Beletsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0726-0676)
- Sunyou Kang
- Bradley R. Ray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3643-775X)
- Jule von der Heydt
- Renuka Anjali Joshi-Dave
- Julia Papasodoro
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
- RTI International (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health in Practice
- Published
- 2025-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100601
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control