Ryan Levi
@ryan-levi.bsky.social
Reporter/producer at nonprofit health policy newsroom @tradeoffs.org.
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Thank you, Brian, for your reporting! It really is a service.
August 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Thank you, Brian, for your reporting! It really is a service.
In producing this interview, I repeatedly came back to the work of @npr.org's @brianmannadk.bsky.social, @statnews.com's @levfacher.bsky.social and @kffhealthnews.org' @aneripattani.bsky.social. If you care about addiction and recovery, you should be reading them regularly.
August 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In producing this interview, I repeatedly came back to the work of @npr.org's @brianmannadk.bsky.social, @statnews.com's @levfacher.bsky.social and @kffhealthnews.org' @aneripattani.bsky.social. If you care about addiction and recovery, you should be reading them regularly.
Dasgupta's lab's analyses of the drug supply and overdose trends are followed closely by policymakers.
But he told us his most important audience — and inspiration — are the people who have died or could die of an overdose.
“Their lives are on the line.”
tradeoffs.org/2025/07/31/s...
But he told us his most important audience — and inspiration — are the people who have died or could die of an overdose.
“Their lives are on the line.”
tradeoffs.org/2025/07/31/s...
One Scientist's Mission to Change How We Prevent Overdoses
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 in...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Dasgupta's lab's analyses of the drug supply and overdose trends are followed closely by policymakers.
But he told us his most important audience — and inspiration — are the people who have died or could die of an overdose.
“Their lives are on the line.”
tradeoffs.org/2025/07/31/s...
But he told us his most important audience — and inspiration — are the people who have died or could die of an overdose.
“Their lives are on the line.”
tradeoffs.org/2025/07/31/s...
And you can learn A LOT more about the 100+ communities sending unarmed teams to mental health crises instead of law enforcement in @tradeoffs.org's series The Fifth Branch.
tradeoffs.org/thefifthbranch
tradeoffs.org/thefifthbranch
The Fifth Branch: A New Podcast Series from Tradeoffs
The Fifth Branch is a special series by Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project that examines what it looks like when one community dramatically changes how it responds to people in crisis. Subscribe where...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
And you can learn A LOT more about the 100+ communities sending unarmed teams to mental health crises instead of law enforcement in @tradeoffs.org's series The Fifth Branch.
tradeoffs.org/thefifthbranch
tradeoffs.org/thefifthbranch
Lee wrote a great piece about this for @calmatters.org that I highly recommend you check out as well.
calmatters.org/health/menta...
calmatters.org/health/menta...
They called for urgent help with a mentally ill loved one. Why California police refused
Police agencies increasingly won't respond to someone in a mental health crisis unless there's a crime. So who will transport them to get help?
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May 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Lee wrote a great piece about this for @calmatters.org that I highly recommend you check out as well.
calmatters.org/health/menta...
calmatters.org/health/menta...
Reposted by Ryan Levi
Tradeoffs won first place from the National Headliner Awards, Digital Conversational Podcast category for “She Didn’t Want to Die. But She Didn’t Want to Suffer," by @ryan-levi.bsky.social.
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‘She Didn’t Want to Die. But She Didn’t Want to Suffer.’
A handful of states allow terminally ill patients to take life-ending medications. We talk with journalist Steven Petrow about his sister’s choice to use this option.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Tradeoffs won first place from the National Headliner Awards, Digital Conversational Podcast category for “She Didn’t Want to Die. But She Didn’t Want to Suffer," by @ryan-levi.bsky.social.
tradeoffs.org/2024/02/22/m...
tradeoffs.org/2024/02/22/m...