Jules Netherland
Julie “Jules” Netherland, PhD, is the managing director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance. Netherland previously worked in DPA’s New York Policy Office where she was instrumental in passing New York’s first medical marijuana laws. She is the editor of Critical Perspectives on Addiction (Emerald Press, 2012). She holds a BA in religion from Bryn Mawr College, a Masters in Social Work from Boston University, and a PhD in medical sociology from the City University of New York.
Other Writings
- "Principles and Metrics for Evaluating Oregon’s Innovative Drug Decriminalization Measure." By Netherland, J., Kral, A.H., Ompad, D.C. et al. J Urban Health 99, 328–331 (2022).
- "How the war on drugs impacts social determinants of health beyond the criminal legal system." By Cohen, A., Vakharia, S., Netherland, J. & K Frederique. Annals of Medicine, 54:1, 2024-2038 (2022).
- "Drug Overdose Epidemic Colliding With COVID-19: What the United States Can Learn From France." By Nguemeni Tiako, M. J., Netherland, J., Hansen, H., & Jauffret-Roustide, M. American Journal of Public Health, 112(S2), S128-S132 (2022).
- “Race as a Ghost Variable in (White) Opioid Research.” By Hansen H, Parker, C. and Netherland J. Science, Technology and Human Values, 45(5), 848-876. (2020).
- "Structural Competency in Mental Health and Medicine : A Case- Based Approach to Treating the Social Determinants of Health." In Helena Hansen and Jonathan Metzl (Eds). Springer: New York.
- The American Opioid Epidemic: From Patient Care to Public Health. By Vaezazizi LM, Netherland J, Hansen H. In Compton M, Manseau MW (Eds.) Washington DC, USA: American Psychiatric Association Publishing. (2019)
- "Finding common ground: Academics at the intersection of addiction and criminal justice." By By Kinnard, E. N., Netherland, J., Marshall, T., & Arnold, A. Addictive Behaviors (2018).
- "Developing a Transformative Drug Policy Research Agenda in the United States." By Walker, I., & Netherland, J. Contemporary Drug Problems (2018).
In the Press
- NBC News. (Oct. 20, 2022). Overdose deaths appear to rise amid coronavirus pandemic in U.S.
- Self Magazine (May 2022) Drug Overdose Deaths Hit an All-Time High in 2021, CDC Data Show.
- Filter Magazine (April 19, 2021) Legalizing Opioids: Three Proposed Models for Non-Medical Use.
- Filter Magazine. (Oct. 22, 2020) Inside the CDC Data That Confirm the Pandemic Is Driving Up Overdose Deaths.
- Filter Magazine. (Sept. 29, 2019). The Importance of Drug Researchers Being Able to Disclose Their Own Use.
- Filter Magazine. (Oct. 4, 2018). "Faulty Study Questioning Effectiveness of Safer Consumption Spaces Now Retracted—But the Damage Was Done." (By Vakharia, S. and J. Netherland)
- Vice. (Jan. 2, 2018). "What We Don't Know About Drugs Is Killing Us."
- Huffington Post. (Oct. 6, 2017). "Radical Self-Care: 6 Ways Activism Is Good For You." (By Albina, V. and J. Netherland)
- Huffington Post. (April 17, 2017). "Why We March: Drug Policy Researchers And Allies Take To The Streets For The National March For Science." (By Netherland, J. and Vakharia, S.)
- Huffington Post. (July 31, 2016). "When Toxic Masculinity Gets Under the Skin."
- Huffington Post. (July 12, 2016). "Responding to K2 With Facts Instead of Fear."
- Los Angeles Times. (May 30, 2016). Prince's death casts spotlight on anti-opioid addiction drug.
- Huffington Post. (April 12, 2016). "How New York’s Medical Marijuana Program is Leaving Patients Behind."
- New York Times. (Feb. 26, 2016). "Letter to the Editor: Mortality Rates for Whites: Opioids and Jobs." (By Helena Hansen and Jules Netherland)
- WNYC NPR Radio. (Feb. 4, 2106). New York's medical marijuana industry is lighting up slowly.
- Gothamist. (Nov. 18, 2015). Cuomo’s restrictive medical marijuana plan in disarray.