Ben Lewis

MIT grad student. math and criminal justice reform. he/they/she

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

@ashhh_starnes raggedy

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

@MTV instead of giving us The Real Friends of WEHO, y’all should pick up #LegendaryHBOmax and play THAT after Rupaul’s Drag Race

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

IT’S ABOUT TIME

U.S. attorney general moves to end sentencing disparities on crack, powder cocaine - The Washington Post https://t.co/PtDeCDvxXI

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

You gotta be a special kind of hater to start a lawsuit over other people getting their debt relieved

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

Louisiana voted to keep slavery as a form of punishment

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

It doesn’t make sense that (mostly white) people are profiting off of cannabis sales in states where it’s legal, while other folks are serving time in prison for trying to do the exact same thing.

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

So happy to hear President Biden’s decision to pardon those serving time in federal prison for simple marijuana possession! A decision that’s long overdue. But it’s just a start.

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

We still need legislators to do the same at the state level. And this pardon needs to be …extended …to folks serving time for distribution of marijuana as well.

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

Interested in learning more about opioids? Listen to the Data Nation Podcast, out now on all podcast platforms! #datanationpodcast #datascience

[@andreawoo.bsky.social | 鄔瑞楓 @AndreaWoo]

Deaths from opioid toxicity nearly doubled during the pandemic.

At least 15,134 people across Canada died in the two years ending March 2022 - a 91% increase from 7,906 deaths two years prior
https://t.co/DYlYmvkeHR

[Governor Gretchen Whitmer @GovWhitmer]

In 2019 alone, the Michigan Opioids Task Force found opioid overdoses claimed the lives of 1,768 Michiganders—an average of five a day. We need to continue working together to tackle the root causes of the opioid epidemic and help families get relief and resources they deserve.

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

Another reason to prioritize harm reduction over forced sobriety!

Interested in learning more about opioids? Listen to the Data Nation Podcast, out now on all podcast platforms! #datanationpodcast #datascience

[Joseph Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH @JosephRFriedman]

New evidence that forced substance use treatment (like other forms of incarceration) causes sharply elevated risk of death post-release, largely from overdose.

Published in @DrugAlcoholDep

https://t.co/awXRzx2o8x

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

Can’t wait to bring this organization to MIT and Harvard!

Interested in learning more about opioids? Listen to the Data Nation Podcast, out now on all podcast platforms! #datanationpodcast #datascience

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

So powerful to see organizations like this empowering folks with the knowledge and resources to save someone’s life in the event of an opioid overdose.

[End Overdose @endoverdose]

We trained 250 students and 35 staff at Apex Academy in hollywood. In response to the recent overdoses on lausd campuses.

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

Interested in learning more about opioids? Listen to the Data Nation Podcast, out now on all podcast platforms! #datanationpodcast #datascience

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

https://t.co/kMBRkfa6Qj

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

Interested in learning more about opioids? Listen to the Data Nation Podcast, out now on all podcast platforms!” #datanationpodcast #datascience.”

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

https://t.co/EPSFwt9m8S

[MIT Technology & Policy Program @TPPMIT]

Enzo is concerned that people don't know the TPP application period has opened. Apply today! #DogsOfMIT

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

@dinmathegirl Idk who’s out there answering questions on stackoverflow, but I hope you know you’re doing the lords work 👏🏾

[Ben Lewis @benberlewis]

A masters degree from MIT ain’t bad.
Deciding to take yet another detour on this PhD journey 😂