Instructional Video10:39
SciShow

The Pandemic Made People Worse Drivers

12th - Higher Ed
We all picked up new habits during the COVID-19 pandemic. But not all of them stuck. Here's the data on whether we're better or worse drivers, exercisers, social media community members, neighbors, and self carers than during and before...
Instructional Video12:01
TED Talks

Chera Kowalski: The critical role librarians play in the opioid crisis

12th - Higher Ed
Public libraries have always been about more than just books -- and their mission of community support has taken on new urgency during the current opioid epidemic. After witnessing overdoses at her library in Philadelphia, Chera Kowalski...
Instructional Video5:21
SciShow

Why Is There an Opioid Crisis?

12th - Higher Ed
Last week, the opioid epidemic was declared a "public health emergency' in the United States, but what are opioids, and why is the way they interact with the human brain potentially so dangerous?
Instructional Video5:43
Healthcare Triage

Medicaid And The Opioid Epidemic: Correlation is not Causation

Higher Ed
Recently, Ron Johnson (R) of Wisconsin launched an investigation into whether the Medicaid expansion that was part of Obamacare caused America's opioid crisis. Healthcare Triage has looked at the evidence, and we think it's a dubious claim.
Instructional Video4:10
Healthcare Triage

COCAINE. It's a Serious Problem Drug, Too

Higher Ed
The opioid epidemic is certainly terrible. Even as we're plumbing the depths of it, we should remember that there are other terrible drugs out there killing people and making lives worse. Cocaine is a big problem as well, and it kills a...
Instructional Video9:41
Healthcare Triage

The Opioid Crisis in 2020

Higher Ed
In 2016, Healthcare Triage presented a special series of videos looking at the opioid crises in the United States. Now, we're taking another look at the crisis and seeing where we've improved, where we've failed, and what we can do...
Instructional Video2:52
Healthcare Triage

It Turns Out, Medicare IS Socialized Medicine.

Higher Ed
Florida Governor Rick Scott tries to scare voters by claiming that Democrats are going to undertake socialist experiments with Medicare, which is in itself a socialized medicine program. Also, a surprising entrant into the opioid...
Instructional Video1:43
Curated Video

Do No Harm - The Opioid Epidemic - Dr. Georges C. Benjamin Promo

6th - Higher Ed
Do No Harm - The Opioid Epidemic - Dr. Georges C. Benjamin Promo
Instructional Video16:36
Institute of Human Anatomy

Why Fentanyl Is So Incredibly Dangerous

Higher Ed
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses what opioids, and more specifically fentanyl does to the body.
Instructional Video2:52
Healthcare Triage

It Turns Out, Medicare IS Socialized Medicine.

Higher Ed
Florida Governor Rick Scott tries to scare voters by claiming that Democrats are going to undertake socialist experiments with Medicare, which is in itself a socialized medicine program. Also, a surprising entrant into the opioid...
Instructional Video6:18
Healthcare Triage

Can Marijuana Help with Opioid Addiction?

Higher Ed
Part 3 of our opioid series supported by the NIHCM Foundation looks at the potential for marijuana to improve outcomes in opioid addiction therapy. Some studies have shown that prescribing marijuana can ease the path to shaking an opioid...
Instructional Video6:17
Healthcare Triage

Medicaid And The Opioid Epidemic: Correlation is not Causation

Higher Ed
Recently, Ron Johnson (R) of Wisconsin launched an investigation into whether the Medicaid expansion that was part of Obamacare caused America's opioid crisis. Healthcare Triage has looked at the evidence, and we think it's a dubious claim.
Instructional Video1:56
US Department of Agriculture

USDA Responds to Opioid Crisis in Rural America

Higher Ed
The Trump Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are making funds available to fight the "crisis next door," in response to the opioid epidemic in rural America.
Instructional Video3:34
Economics Explained

Could America Finally Win the War On Drugs... With Economics?: Introduction & Drugs are not what we think

9th - Higher Ed
The war on drugs was declared in 1971 by president Richard Nixon in a press conference that went on to outline a plan to fight the trade of controlled substances across the world. Drugs were declared national enemy number 1. Since...
Instructional Video9:41
Healthcare Triage

The Opioid Crisis in 2020

Higher Ed
In 2016, Healthcare Triage presented a special series of videos looking at the opioid crises in the United States. Now, we're taking another look at the crisis and seeing where we've improved, where we've failed, and what we can do...
Instructional Video18:14
Neuro Transmissions

How does marijuana affect your brain?

12th - Higher Ed
Marijuana is getting more and more popular every year. Public sentiment is shifting and states across the U.S. have begun legalizing pot for medical and recreational use. But what does marijuana do to your brain? How does weed work in...
Instructional Video4:10
Healthcare Triage

COCAINE. It's a Serious Problem Drug, Too

Higher Ed
The opioid epidemic is certainly terrible. Even as we're plumbing the depths of it, we should remember that there are other terrible drugs out there killing people and making lives worse. Cocaine is a big problem as well, and it kills a...
Instructional Video6:04
Economics Explained

Could America Finally Win the War On Drugs... With Economics?: Reduce the Demand & Big Money, Big Problems

9th - Higher Ed
The war on drugs was declared in 1971 by president Richard Nixon in a press conference that went on to outline a plan to fight the trade of controlled substances across the world. Drugs were declared national enemy number 1. Since...
Instructional Video5:36
Economics Explained

Could America Finally Win the War On Drugs... With Economics?: Squeeze the Supply

9th - Higher Ed
The war on drugs was declared in 1971 by president Richard Nixon in a press conference that went on to outline a plan to fight the trade of controlled substances across the world. Drugs were declared national enemy number 1. Since...
Instructional Video2:40
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Fentanyl Can Sicken First Responders. Here's a Possible Solution

9th - 12th
NIST researchers demonstrate techniques for screening illegal drugs for the synthetic opioids like fentanyl that are causing a spike in overdose deaths. More