Expert From Johns Hopkins Nursing Can Comment on Newly-Approved Addiction Legislation

Newswise — Dr. Deborah Finnell, addictions expert from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, is available to comment on why the newly-approved legislation—“Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act”—is necessary to combating the opioid epidemic and what nurses should do, as they've now been tasked as part of the solution. Dr. Finnell is an expert on opioid addictions, medicine-taking behaviors, and high-risk alcohol use. She has studied the neurobiological bases of mental health and addictions and has worked with veterans to improve mental health and substance-use disorders.