Author Archives: Elizabeth Adams, Kelli Komro, and Erin Bonar

About Elizabeth Adams, Kelli Komro, and Erin Bonar

Dr. Elizabeth Troutman Adams is a health communication scientists with a special interest in societal perceptions of substance use disorder. She is passionate about delivering health science to society through messages and campaigns that are accessible, relatable, and relevant to everyone.

A Renewed Outlook on Substance Use Prevention

By | February 10, 2023
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An Opportunity to Get Ahead of the Overdose Crisis For many Americans, drug use ‘prevention’ conjures memories of early public health campaigns using fearsome imagery and catchy slogans to deter substance use. Campaigns implored youth to “just say no” to drugs, and the public received stark warnings: “this is your brain on drugs.”