{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/170f7fea-3078-4315-9c6b-57b666e73855/68891a28e0a86cc3ab49d247?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses","description":"<p>A leading addiction expert explains how he’s driven by the memory of a friend who died, and why he believes giving data on the drug supply to people on the street is more important than using it to inform national drug policy.</p><p><br></p><p>Guest:</p><p><a href=\"https://iprc.unc.edu/iprc-person/nabarun-dasgupta-phd-mph/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nabarun Dasgupta</a>, Epidemiologist, <a href=\"https://www.streetsafe.supply/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">University of North Carolina Street Drug Analysis Lab</a> and <a href=\"https://www.opioiddata.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Opioid Data Lab</a></p><p><br></p><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/2025/07/31/scientists-mission-change-prevent-overdoses\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><p><br></p><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href=\"https://tradeoffs.org/donate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">with a gift</a>.</p>","author_name":"Tradeoffs"}