Kelly Knight
@kellyrayknight
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medical anthropology, substance use, homelessness, harm reduction | Professor @UCSF | Associate Director at @UCSFBHHI | Author of addicted.pregnant.poor |
San Francisco, CA
Joined August 2015
Grateful to the 365 Californians experiencing homelessness who shared their stories with us for the #CAHomelessnessStudy - providing context for our quantitative findings to help us truly understand their experiences. #CASPEH A brief🧵... https://t.co/GbXHTHBXBJ
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US overdose deaths are dropping. Is California following? https://t.co/rGcMZruKkc with remarks by @RNBluthenthal & @JosephRFriedman More effort to reach Black and Latinx people who are at risk for overdose are needed.
laist.com
The answer gets complicated the more local you get.
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So proud of my friend @AyeshaAppaMD on her @NIDAnews Avenir award. Look out for this amazing individual to change the world. @UCSFMedicine
https://t.co/akaIdNpVa5
nida.nih.gov
NIDA’s Avenir Awards provide grants to early stage investigators who propose highly innovative studies.
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(1/3) Today, SCOTUS ruled that cities may arrest and fine people for resting outside, even when they have nowhere else to go. This extreme decision goes against the data on how best to end homelessness. Read Dr. @Mkushel's statement: https://t.co/Ra2S4E1wFh
#GrantsPass
homelessness.ucsf.edu
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that cities may arrest and fine people for resting outside, even when they have nowhere else to go. This is an extreme decision that will have a dangerous...
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Excited to share a huge media analysis about police and fentanyl that I worked on for the past many months with @centerforjj. Check it out!
justjournalism.org
An analysis of fentanyl exposure stories in the news
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Still overwhelmed at being presented @BCCSU's Bud Osborn Award for Knowledge Translation by @guyfelicella last Friday. Bud was a mentor to many. His poetry revealed deeper truths of the drug war. That's what we seek at @crackdownpod & @vandupeople.
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I'm excited to be a part of this important panel on research with RV residents and hope to see you at our FREE ONLINE Summit this June 22 and 23! For more information, please visit: https://t.co/FVFhYTWT2m
vehicleresidency.org
The RV Resident Surveys Presentation is a collaborative session aimed at shedding light on ongoing research related to RV residency. The presentation features leading experts and researchers to share...
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Increasingly the response to racism in the US is to look away. In the commentary below, Hans Oh, Mojgan Sami, Jimi Huh and I @uscpphs argue for more and better measurement of discrimination for populations with substance use. DM for copies of this paper.
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My great honor to "hood" these amazing PhD medical anthropologists today @UCSFGradDiv graduation. Congratulations Dr. Kara Zamora and Dr. Sheyda Aboii The future is so bright, thanks to your brilliant scholarship! @UCSF_HumSci @KxraZamora
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Racial inequalities in overdose have become extreme in recent years. In the latest year of data, overdoses declined for White individuals and rose for all other groups.
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Congratulations Dr. Suen, for this well-deserved honor! We are grateful for all the incredible work you do! @suenlw
🏆Congratulations to Dr. Leslie Suen @suenlw for being named AMERSA's 2024 awardee of the New Investigator/Educator Award! This award is given to someone for significant contributions to substance use education and/or research & the potential for future achievements in the field.
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Congratulations Dr. Bluthenthal! @RNBluthenthal
Congratulations @RNBluthenthal on being honored last night with your USC Distinguished Professor award. A well-deserved achievement for the impact you make with the great work you do.
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Did you miss our #methadone webinar earlier this week? A recording now available on our website! 🔊 https://t.co/il8Puuqm8K
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Honored that insights from our CASPEH study are cited in the Economic Report of the President this year! CASPEH authors: Dr. @MKushel & @DrTianaMoore with Jennafer Birkmeyer, @MyAnthroPOV, Dr. Michael Duke, Dr. @KellyRayKnight & Dr. @KaraYoungPonder. https://t.co/g4lwWp3fu4
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Understanding how structurally vulnerable folks interact with #harmreduction can help create more responsive housing-focused interventions per Taylor Fleming, Jade Boyd, Koharu Loulou Chayama, @kellyrayknight & @RS_McNeil. https://t.co/OZaE5GBG1O
#HousingFirst #PublicHealth
harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com
Background Against the backdrop of North America’s overdose crisis, most overdose deaths are occurring in housing environments, largely due to individuals using drugs alone. Overdose deaths in cities...
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Really important blog post by Dr. Nora Volkow @NIDAnews about some key issues where I feel some alignment: âś…we are past stigma and punishment âś…criminalization harms âś…people who use drugs have valuable expertise and are essential research partners https://t.co/2Ptzy0nrTz
nida.nih.gov
Dr. Volkow reflects on NIDA’s 50th anniversary and the path ahead
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Really excited to share my first invited commentary, in @JAMAInternalMed, on the importance of shared decision-making in treating opioid use disorder in pregnancy (MOUD rules!). Thx to @davida_schiff @kellyrayknight for joining me on this perspective. 🙏🏾 https://t.co/WR74BdLOoD
jamanetwork.com
In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Suarez et al1 studied a population-based cohort of publicly insured pregnant individuals receiving methadone or buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) in...
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I’m SO excited to share the 4-episode podcast I co-produced with @michelebgoodwin & Ms Studios, based on my book Torn Apart, on abolishing family policing and reimagining child welfare—with the voices of impacted families, family defenders, activists & scholars.
Proudly Announcing the highly anticipated podcast of #TornApart, hosted by @DorothyERoberts ! The podcast is 🔥🔥🔥 Here's the trailer. Available on @iTunes @Spotify & wherever you listen to your podcasts. The first ep. releases next week! @MsMagazine
https://t.co/vz9qsP9ocu
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"Fewer than 20% of people with opioid use disorder in the country are accessing evidence-based treatment." Dr. @suenlw shares how removing unnecessary barriers to care can help more Californians get the treatment they need to recover from addiction. https://t.co/LdyU55hb3E
sfchronicle.com
Methadone treatment is one of the most effective evidence-based treatments for opioid use...
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Our new article's out! (@DopefiendPhD, @Beth_Meyerson, @suzanmwalters, @PaulJoudreyMD, A. Bennett, L. Elliott, C. Cleland): Main finding: Doing crazy shit to avoid dopesickness doesn't mean you’re irrational, sick, or that your brain has been hijacked.
link.springer.com
Background Opioid withdrawal is a regular occurrence among many people who use illicit opioids (PWUIO) that has also been shown to increase their willingness to engage in risk-involved behavior. The...
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10/31, 1 PM EST: Join us for yet another revelatory session of our Confronting the Drug War series, this 1 on drug-induced homicide/global penalties for selling, w/@WeezieBeale of #ReframetheBlame fame, Kanna Hayashi, Saba Rouhani, & @RS_McNeil moderating. https://t.co/8thc5FYJAA
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