Tag Archives: Jim Hall
Rising OD Deaths Create Backlog in South Florida Morgues
According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, overdose deaths from drugs such as heroin and lethal synthetics are claiming an average of 142 lives a day in the U.S. In South Florida dead bodies are arriving to the morgues with alarming frequency. In a recent interview with…
NSU Epidemiologist Featured in Numerous Media Stories
Once again, Nova Southeastern University epidemiologist Jim Hall is the “go to” expert for the media when they are working stories on illicit/illegal drugs and their impact. Below are the most recent stories Mr. Hall was featured in – and they range from local to national to international media outlets…
NSU’s Epidemiologist Jim Hall Featured in NBC Nightly News
When it comes to drug abuse research, the media come to NSU to talk with expert epidemiologist Jim Hall. He’s been featured in local, state, national and international media discussing various illicit drugs from heroin to cocaine to the newest scourge to hit our streets – Flakka. He was recently…
NSU’s Jim Hall, Ph.D., Comments on the Dangers of Synthetic Drug Use
Jim Hall, Ph.D., was quoted on the unsettling side effects of synthetic drug use.
Epidemiologist Jim Hall, Ph.D., Quoted on the Use of Heroin by Oxycodone Users
“We’ve got to address treatment, or we’re not going to end the problem, we’re just going to change the drug.”
Nova Southeastern University to host free Webinar on Substance Abuse, Sept. 28
The webinar will address substance use disorders, a critical South Florida challenge. The event, called “It Takes a Village: Addiction, Recovery & Community”, is part of National Recovery Month. The free webinar will be broadcast from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the NSU’s Health Professions Division (HPD) at the university’s main Davie campus.
Jim Hall, co-director of NSU’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Substance Abuse at the Institute For The Study of Human Services, Health and Justice, interviewed with WPTV News Channel 5, an NBC affiliate, on the long term impact of, and danger in using designer drugs. The article, which…