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Sociology Prof, Former Radcliffe Fellow, #opioidresearcher #nsfCAREER #harmreduction #reprojustice Author or Policing Patients: https://t.co/R5lix27FOl
Saint Louis, MO
Joined May 2018
Friends, I am delighted to share that Policing Patients is now available for pre-order! I am so grateful to everyone who helped make this book a reality and I hope that it can do some good in the world. Below, find more info about where to order it š.
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@LindsayPNewton Thatās called an aptonym - when your name matches your profession. Iām adding it to my collection, Dr. Sleeper š.
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I am thrilled to share that my book, Policing Patients, is under contract with @PrincetonUPress!! The book explores how efforts to combat the overdose crisis have blurred boundaries between healthcare and law enforcement. So excited to work with the wonderful @Meagan_Levinson
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@DanielTorday @meaghano @saralippmann Not to mention the Whoās Afraid of Virginia Roof and the adorable Sylvia Plath-inspired oven.
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I have read many books on planes. Today, for the first time, I am reading my own š„¹
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Iāve been a puppy mom for exactly 10 days and I have no idea how people manage to parent actual human children.
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Itās publication day! āØ I find myself reflecting on the 337 physicians, pharmacists, and enforcement agents who invited me into their clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, and offices to tell me about their work. They were all struggling to make a dent in the overdose/pain crisis 1/2
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I am delighted to share that my latest article, Trojan Horse Technologies: Smuggling Criminal-Legal Logics into Healthcare Practice has been published at @ASR_Journal! The article examines how enforcement technologies are used in healthcare settings. 1/3.
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Thrilled to share that I have been granted tenure at Saint Louis University! Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way. It has been an incredible six years and I look forward to seeing what the next six have to offer š¤ @SLU_Official @SLU_HealthLaw.
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Itās hard to believe that what started as a few curious things pharmacists said to me has become a full-fledged book. I canāt wait to share Policing Patients with all of you next week āØāØ
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TFW you see your book in the wild for the first time š„¹ @PrincetonUPress #ASA2024 #PolicingPatients
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Years in the Field: 10.Years Spent Writing: 3.Research Participants: 367.Interview Hours: 540.Submitting Your First Book Manuscript: Priceless
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I had my students compare and contrast the work of @CaitlynMCollins and @JessicaCalarco and think about how their findings might apply to their own lives. One student said: āThis weekās assignment lit a fire in my soul.ā Sociology for the win!
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@hebagowayed When you said āceremonialā I hoped you were arguing we should ride in on a horse.
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THREAD: Iām troubled by all of the āheroā language floating around. While it is true that drs, Rxs, nurses and grocery workers are getting us through this terrible tragedy, calling them heroes seems like a way to symbolically compensate for what they are materially lacking. 1/4.
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The panic around touching fentanyl is part of a long-standing cultural narrative that envisions the bodies of people who use drugs as poisoned and dangerous. This is stigma at its worst. Here, Chad Sabora touches Fentanyl without incident. Journalists, take note. #WTFentanyl.
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Online conferences just donāt cut it. I miss my academic friends š¢.
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So honored to receive an Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Article Award in the Sociology of Law from @SocLawSection at @ASAnews š Thank you to everyone who served on the committee!.@ASR_Journal #ASA2024.
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Feeling so honored to receive the James F. Short Distinguished Article Award from the ASA Crime, Law, and Deviance Section for Trojan Horse Technologiesš Thank you to the selection committee and congratulations to all of the award winners!! #ASA2024 @SocCrimeLawDev @ASR_Journal
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Iām always surprised that universities donāt use their intrinsic resources. They buy expensive, useless software when they have computer scientists who can program what they need. They hire 20-year-old mgmt consultants when they have organizational scholars at their disposal. 1/2.
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Thinking about this book today for no reason at all.
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Iām just a researcher, standing in front of my university, begging it to let me do my research.
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I have spent hundreds of hours talking to pharmacists about how they decide whether or not to dispense opioids. I am thrilled for the opportunity to reflect my findings back to them in @JAPhAJournal #TwitteRxš§µ1/.
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One more time for the folks in the back:.You are not āaddictedā to:.- chocolate.- shoes.- cookies.- cheese.- ice cream.- travel.- any particular brand.- working out.- etc .And claiming that you are trivializes the very real disease that many people are suffering and dying from.
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šØStarting interviews for a new project tomorrow! This study, led by my research assistant Cameron Wolfram, examines how pain patients and their advocates have fared during the last 20 years of the opioid crisis. If you are interested in talking with us, please reach out!.
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Enthusiastic to join this incredible group of scholars as a Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard this year. I will be working on my book about how the opioid crisis affects professional work in healthcare and law enforcement and implications for patient care @SLU_Official @RadInstitute.
See who's among our incoming fellowsāand get a sneak peek at the innovative thinking they'll bring to Cambridge in the fall. #Radcliffefellows2020 @chronicle @insidehighered @timeshighered @womeninhighered @higheredlive @newyorker
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I finished my first book and published in a top sociology journal š I also took a meaningful trip that was a real vacation, not a work trip šš».
BRAG ABOUT SOMETHING YOUāRE PROUD OF ACCOMPLISHING IN 2023 āØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØāØ.
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This is outrageous. Destabilizing pain patients to the point of ICU admission wonāt stop overdose.
1/ Another patient being tapered off of opioid therapy, another hash mark for PROP!. 20ās male, with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, on non-invasive mechanical ventilation, dilated cardiomyopathy. Pain from broken hardware following failed fusion. Opioid x 10 yrs. 300 MME.
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Word to the wise: There is no such thing as a āquick little articleā.#soctwitter #SOCAF #AcademicChatter.
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The book tour has commenced! Why hello there, Seattle š
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You know what would be a great place to start low barrier treatment? Pharmacies!.
When I go to meetings and ppl suggest using jails as best place to start or force tx for OUD. š³š
š»āāļø.Idea šš»āāļø: How about we train community folks, adapt our systems to deliver low barrier meds, & investš°in creating healthy communities where ppl live so they can get care quickly!.
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I am still reeling from the joy of last weekās book launch š„¹ Thank you @SLULAW and @SLU_HealthLaw for hosting me as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series and thank you to everyone who came out. I am so grateful for the opportunity to share Policing Patients with you š
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If you are anywhere near Philly on March 1st .Do. Not. Miss. This.
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Whether re: drugs, abortion, or immigration, it is shockingly easy to regulate other peopleās bodies and other peopleās choices. The difficult, but necessary task is to realize that other peopleās suffering looks just like yours and to fight for policy that honors their autonomy.
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A primary care doc that I interviewed today explained why he got his X waiver: āIf I can give you an opioid, then I should be able to get you off of an opioid, just like if I am doing surgery, I should be able to handle the complications of that surgery.ā.
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Historians of science use the term āagnotologyā to mean the social construction of ignorance. I think about that term every time I read about our egregious lack of testing. We donāt know what we donāt know which makes this crisis that much scarier. #Covid_19.
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SUCH a pleasure having @maiasz visit my Drugs and Society class today to discuss her latest book #UndoingDrugs. The book is a triumph and a must-read for anyone interested in social movement mobilization and the history of harm reduction.
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@davidshorter @UAW Also those same faculty who took a pay cut during the economic crash. Universities are all about solidarity when they need something.
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And they call the police on protestors when they have social movement scholars, violence experts, artists, and historians on faculty. Imagine the money, time, and hardship they would save if they made use of their own expertise. 2/2.
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My three favorite comments from course evals in Law and Society this semester:. "This class challenged me more than any other class I have taken at SLU, which I both loved and hated.". "Dr. Chiarello deserves a raise tbh". "Liz Chiarello 2024".
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Tried to cut 2,000 words out of an article. Added 500.
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Today is the day!! š Canāt wait to present a chapter from Policing Patients at #LSA2024 alongside the wonderful @wendyabach and @trevorhoppe. I know @michsmirnova is joining us in spirit. Our session starts at 10:00am in Quartz B. Hope to see you there! @law_soc
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At a conference and absolutely cringing listening to this pain management physician calling people with addiction āabusers,ā citing 90 MME as an absolute standard for pain care, and spreading misinformation about āNarcan parties.ā #changingthenarrative.
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I donāt know who needs to hear this, but not every email requires an immediate response #SocTwitter #AcademicChatter.
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There is still time to get your copy! All the cool kids are doing it.
In Policing Patients, @Liz_Chiarello takes you inside the culture of #surveillance that pits healthcare providers against their patients. Shedding critical light on this brave new world of #healthcare, Policing Patients is out September 17. Learn more:
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Me when Iām teaching: If only I had more time to write. Me when Iām writing: Writing is hard. #TwitterSoc #AcademicChatter.
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SO honored to receive a Faculty Excellence Award this evening š„°Thank you to Maxine Taylor for nominating me and congratulations to all of the award recipients! @SLU_Official @SLUAandS
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We are friends and now our books are friends too! Congratulations to the lovely @tony_jack ššš @PrincetonUPress
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@gpork @triciamatthew LOL! Elizabeth Warren sees the Chuck Norris meme and does not feel threatened because she realizes that two people can be awesome at the same time.
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I feel like all of America needs to take a statistics course.
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If you want to write a book, youāve got to read some books.
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Late to the party, but I just finished a close read of @JoshSeimās book Bandage, Sort, and Hustle. Theoretically sophisticated, empirically grounded, and beautifully written, it is truly exemplary sociology. Kudos, Josh!
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First day in the classroom in two years. Loved being back on campus and being around @SLU_Official students again. So excited to see what the semester holds.
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Can anyone recommend a good, short piece on the history of protest that would be digestible for undergrads? Even better if it focuses on the history of protest on college campuses.
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SO excited to teach my new class at @SLU_Official called āThe āIā in Internet, the āMeā in Meme: Self, Technology, and Society.ā Would love recommendations for readings appropriate for first year students #SocAF #SocTwitter #AcademicChatter.
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@skirkwalsh Iām excited to publish my first book, Policing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis š
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Pharmacists today can do much more than count, pour, lick, and stick. We should create systems in community pharmacy that enable them to use their expertise in clinical care and *gasp* get reimbursed for it.
@rxkeyholder @PhlawlessPharm PharmDs are incredibly valuable and patients deserve pharmacists (who are gatekeepers to many aspects of care, CC: @Liz_Chiarello) that are skilled in more than checking hundreds of prescriptions a day. How would you implement a BSPharm and PharmD into schools again?.
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Thanks @anamardoll for this important insight into the world of pain patients. Imagine not only living with pain, but also coping with the constant fear that your doctor will not adequately treat your pain if it gets worse. Pain patients deserve better.
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@dr_tey Paragraph breaks and subtitles are not a thing. The best writing comes in one big wall of text. Bonus points for shrinking the font and narrowing the margins to stay within the page limit.
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Attention pharmacists: Refusing to provide effective treatment for opioid use disorder wonāt solve the opioid crisis. It will harm patients and violate your professional oath to make āthe welfare of humanity and relief of sufferingā your primary concerns.
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@MichelleSPhelps I remember sitting in weekly OPR seminars and listening to Devahās questionsāalways thoughtful and generative, never cruel or dismissiveāand thinking, āthatās the kind of scholar I want to be.ā.
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Passive #fentanyl exposure is a myth. This week, over 350 experts signed a letter demanding retraction of a news article that perpetuated this fiction. Here, @clairezagorski explains where this insidious myth came from and why it is so harmful.
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šØšØšØThrilled to share that we are HIRING a new tenure-track faculty member at SLU!! The position is Tenure Track Quantitative Analysis and Data Science (Open Rank). If youād like to know more, email or DM me. Also happy to chat at #ASA2023 .
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Opioids have a legitimate place in pain treatment. If you doubt that, just read this thread. As the opioid settlements wrap up, it is critical to remember that stopping doctors from prescribing and forcing patients off their meds will not solve the #opioidcrisis.
If you have benefited from long-term opioid therapy, please share on this thread. I would like testaments of those who use opioids and have a better quality of life so I can add this on the pain website I'm creating. Thank you Warriors-love to you allšš.
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Fun Fact: The Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy in Florence is the oldest still-operating pharmacy in the world. It was opened by Dominican monks in 1221 #TwitteRx
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@triciamatthew Elizabeth Warren puts her smaller items underneath the seat in front of her so that she can leave room in the overhead compartment for larger items.
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that has only gotten worse. I hope that Policing Patients does justice to their stories and to the people who are struggling with substance use disorders and pain. And I hope that this book helps to turn the tide toward a compassionate, science-based approach to treatment. 2/2
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@Maxquinn My parents liked her so we listened to her on car trips growing up. In my 8-year-old mind, however, she was part of a singing trio: Olivia, John, and their kid, Newt.
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Itās as if the Democrats suddenly took a sociology class.
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@JoshSeim This gets even scarier when you realize how these technologies are racialized. Check out Ruha Benjaminās new book on this topic
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I donāt know who needs to hear this, but when you are giving a talk or writing an article, you arenāt showing off how smart you are. You are explaining something to someone. The better you communicate, the more receptive your audience will be. #AcademicTwitter.
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Iāll be the first to admit that the @BritishBakeOff has given me delusions of grandeur about my own baking skills, but these donuts turned out pretty good.
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Feeling fortunate to have spent the past two evenings listening to @ruha9 share insightful perspectives on race, culture, and technology. The take-home message: ātechnology will neither save us or slay us,ā but we should critically analyze tech and its relation to power.
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Wow. What a fantastic conference!! I met wonderful people and my brain is buzzing with new ideas. Inspired by all of the amazing work people are doing to make lives better for people who use drugs. Already looking forward to next year in Chicago! #AMERSA2023
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Friends, a physician friend of mine is talking to people whose loved ones have died of suicide after being tapered off of opioids. If you have had this experience, please consider participating. You can find information about the study below. Thank you.
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@kit_johnson @LindsayPNewton My optometrist is Dr. Look, but apparently Iām lucky. There is another optometrist in town named Dr. Blinder š³.
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The thing is, we know each other by last name and institution, not by first name and face. Our badges should give us a fighting chance of recognizing the people we know.
A conference badge should not look like the bottom line of a Snellen eye chart.
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āØAustin, join me and the fabulous @clairezagorski at @bookwomanaustin tomorrow night! āØ.
Tomorrow (Nov. 1) at 7 pm CDT: Please join @bookwomanaustin in welcoming @Liz_Chiarello for a discussion on her new book Policing Patients. She will be in conversation with @clairezagorski. Learn more:
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This disease is not just biological, it is social. It has laid bare stark racial disparities in truly devastating ways. #COVIDć¼19.
Every person that has died from COVID-19 in St. Louis City has been Black.
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In light of the reviewer shortage, I think that editors would be shocked at how much more enthusiastic folks would be to review if they didnāt have to navigate the hellscape that is Manuscript Central.
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