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Professors Terry and Mohapatra Address Opioid Crisis at Utah Law Review Symposium
12/03/2018
IU McKinney Law Professors Nicolas Terry and Seema Mohapatra (left) participated in the 2018-2019 Utah Law Review Symposium, “The Opioid Crisis: Paths Forward to Mitigate Regulatory Failure” on November 30 at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in Salt Lake City.
They joined scholars from around the country to discuss failures of the pharmaceutical market, subsequent inadequate regulatory responses, and possible solutions, as well as the impact of regulation from the national and state level, the impact of addiction on communities, and how public health research should inform future policy and regulation decisions.
“It was an excellent conference and a very useful conversation about an issue that is still causing havoc among our fellow citizens,” Professor Terry said.
He participated in a panel on “The Public Health Perspective: Tracing the Root of the Problem.” Professor Mohapatra was a panelist for a discussion of “The Community Impact of the Opioid Crisis: Addiction, Criminal Justice, and Health Disparities.”
“My presentation and paper challenge the narrative that the current opioid crisis is more public health-oriented than past iterations of the drug war, especially in relationship to pregnant women,” Professor Mohapatra said. “It was great to learn from leaders in the area and contribute to the national conversation on this important issue.”
Professor Terry is Hall Render Professor of Law and Executive Director of the William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health. Terry and Hoss, along with Professor Ross Silverman, serve on a research team funded by the Indiana University Addictions Grand Challenge and co-authored the report Legal and Policy Best Practices in Response to the Substance Abuse Crisis.
Professor Mohapatra is an expert in the areas of health care law, public health law, bioethics, torts, and international health and family law. Her research interests include the intersection of biosciences and the law, assisted reproduction and surrogacy, international family and health law, health care disparities in the United States, and informed consent. She joined the faculty of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law as a tenured faculty member in August 2018.
The entire symposium, including presentations by Professors Terry and Mohapatra, can be viewed on YouTube at the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqEn_2lvcZ0.
