IN THE NEWS:

• PARCKA Director Adam Gordon, MD, MPH recently spoke with KUER NPR Utah about Medical Marijuana Legalization. Read and/or listen to the interview here.
• The VIP Initiative was highlighted by University of Utah Health, read the article here.
• PARCKA Core Faculty Marcela Smid, MD recently spoke about the rising use of opioids in pregnant women and new mothers. Read the articles below:

• PARCKA Core Faculty and SUPeRAD Carbon & Emery Counties Principal Investigator Marcela Smid, MD recently spoke about substance use in pregnancy with Utah Public Radio. Listen to the the story here.
• PARCKA Core Faculty and SUPeRAD Carbon & Emery Counties Principal Investigator Marcela Smid, MD recently spoke about kratum use and pregnancy with The Scientist Magazine. Read the story here.