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"Along with our colleagues, we fielded a survey of randomly sampled members of the academic science community participating in the SciOPS panel. We obtained responses from 280 scientists from several fields, including biology, chemistry, civil and environmental engineering, computer and information science engineering, geography and public health from 131 universities.

Our results show dramatic, mostly negative, effects of federal policy changes on researchers, the research system and American competitiveness."

Article link: https://theconversation.com/self-censorship-more-stress-tougher-recruiting-we-asked-us-researchers-how-the-trump-administrations-science-policies-have-affected-them-280968

This report was developed by The Addiction Science Defense Network (ASDN), the National Prevention Science Coalition, and the Drug Policy Alliance.

"The findings indicate that disruptions to research funding, workforce capacity, and public health data systems have weakened critical infrastructure that has been developed over the past 50 years with bipartisan congressional support and taxpayer investment. At a time when substance-related harms remain historically high, protecting the foundation of addiction science is essential to ensuring continued progress in prevention, treatment, and recovery."

Briefing today at 3 PM ET: https://drugpolicy-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aSVAdkSSRfm8rGrJE9Xqgw#/registration

Coverage in HuffPo: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-admin-cuts-addiction-research_l_69ea7084e4b0cc34aae55a1d