Evan Gumas

Senior Research Associate, International Program at The Commonwealth Fund

[Evan Gumas @EDGumas]

See our latest international analysis #IOAD2023 #HarmReduction
https://t.co/Cus1NKFPxx

[Evan Gumas @EDGumas]

Today is Int'l Overdose Awareness Day. As we reflect on the lives lost to overdoses and all they affect, we can look to successful #harmreduction interventions in peer countries and some U.S. states to better understand how lifesaving effective harm reduction policy can be. #IOAD

[Evan Gumas @EDGumas]

Fact: the U.S. has enough civilian firearms to give every American AND every person in the U.K. a firearm and still have some to spare (the U.S. is the only country in this analysis where that is the case).

We know how big of a problem gun violence is,…https://t.co/sq3A9R0wS7

[Commonwealth Fund @commonwealthfnd]

Today, on #InternationalTransgenderDayofVisibility, read @GumasEvan's overview of Argentina's groundbreaking Gender Identity Law of 2012 which made gender-affirming care a legal right covered by all health plans.

https://t.co/3PdzNc644d

[Evan Gumas @EDGumas]

Talking about #healthcare transgender health care in #Argentina in today's issue of #InternationalInsights which also happens to fall on Intl #TransgenderDayofVisibility https://t.co/S0uMnEXXT2

[Evan Gumas @EDGumas]

See all other CMWF resources on substance use here:
https://t.co/vOlQPdDsbt

[Evan Gumas @EDGumas]

U.S. overdose mortality has increased rapidly since 2019 and is more than 3 times higher than nearly all peer countries, making the U.S. an outlier. See our international analysis from last year. https://t.co/MRsyK0uNfd

[Evan Gumas @EDGumas]

Promisingly, the Biden administration has committed to expanding the #behavioralhealth workforce, improving addiction treatment access, and investing in harm reduction, but near-term action is needed to save lives as mortality remains at previously unimaginable levels.