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Aneesha Dharwadker Designer-in-Residence
Sara Hadavi MLA
Layne Knoche BLA
Zeying Li MLA
Yizhu Liu MLA
Lauren Mathias MLA
Zihao Song BLA
Xi Wang MLA
Yutian Wang MLA
Ziyu Wang BLA
Xiaodong Yang BLA
Minbo Zhao BLA
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
interdisciplinary dialogues
We are engaging in a series of interdisciplinary dialogues with experts outside design to learn more about the healthcare, community, and geographical aspects of the epidemic. Our guests throughout the semester are:
Dr. Mai Pho University of Chicago
Dr. Elizabeth Salisbury-Afshar Chicago Department of Public Health
Professor Frances Kuo University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Elaine McMillion Sheldon Director, HEROIN(E)
Dr. Wiley Jenkins Southern Illinois University
Professor Matthew Wilson University of Kentucky
RESOURCES
GENERAL
Appalachian Regional Commission
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC Databases
National Institute on Drug Abuse
President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
HISTORY
“The Opioid Epidemic.” The Daily, 27 Oct. 2017. Podcast.
“America’s Opioid Epidemic Began More Than A Century Ago—With the Civil War.” By Jessica Glenza. The Guardian, 30 Dec. 2017.
“Who is Responsible for the Pain-Pill Epidemic?” By Celine Grounder. The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2013.
“Short Answers to Hard Questions About the Opioid Crisis.” By Josh Katz. The New York Times, 10 Aug. 2017.
“The Opioid Epidemic: A Crisis Years in the Making.” By Maya Salam. The New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017.
MAPS & INFOGRAPHICS
Prescription Opioid Overdose Data. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“The Opioid Epidemic as Seen in 6 Charts.” By Matthew Kolodny. CBS News, 16 Oct. 2017.
“To understand why America’s opioid epidemic keeps getting worse, just look at this map.” By German Lopez. Vox, 10 Jan. 2018.
“How the Epidemic of Drug Overdose Deaths Rippled Across America.” By Haeyoun Park and Matthew Bloch. The New York Times, 10 Jan. 2016.
“A Deadly Crisis: Mapping the Spread of America’s Drug Overdose Epidemic.” By Nadja Popovich. The Guardian.
HOSPITALS & TREATMENT LOCATIONS
“Rochester Looks to Replicate Manchester’s Safe Station Program.” By Jason Moon. New Hampshire Public Radio, 9 Jan 2018.
“A Tide of Opioid-Dependent Newborns Forces Doctors to Rethink Treatment.” By Catherine Saint Louis. The New York Times, 13 Jul. 2017.
PHARMACEUTICALS AND PRESCRIPTIONS
Opioid Basics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Prescribing Data. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“How Oxycontin was Sold to the Masses.” The New Yorker Radio Hour, 27 Oct. 2017. Podcast.
“The Secretive Family Making Billions from the Opioid Crisis.” By Christopher Glazek. Esquire, 16 Oct. 2017.
"Drug Dealers in Lab Coats." By Nicholas Kristof. The New York Times, 18 Oct. 2017.
PUBLIC POLICY
“The Ithaca Plan.” City of Ithaca, 19 Feb. 2016.
“The Underestimated Cost of the Opioid Crisis.” The Council of Economic Advisers, Nov. 2017.
“Trump Declares Opioid Crisis a ‘Health Emergency’ but Requests No Funds.” By Julie Hirschfeld Davis. The New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017.
“Deep in Coal Country, West Virginia Patients Speak Out About GOP Health Bill.” PBS New Hour, 11 Jul 2017. Video.
“Rationale for cannabis-based interventions in the opioid overdose crisis.” By Philippe Lucas. Harm Reduction Journal 14:58 (2017).
ECONOMICS
“A New Map for America.” By Parag Khanna. The New York Times, 15 Apr. 2016.
“The Future of Coal Country.” By Eliza Griswold. The New Yorker, 3 Jul. 2017.
“America’s Poorest White Town: Abandoned by Coal, Swallowed by Drugs.” By Chris McGreal. The Guardian, 12 Nov. 2015.
DOCUMENTARIES
Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation. Dir. Jenny Mackenzie. 2016.
Heroin(e). Dir. Elaine McMillion Sheldon. 2017.