Rowland is investigating integrative health care approaches to problem substance use in the Netherlands, Portugal and Brazil. His goal is to better understand public health policy and practices pioneered by the Netherlands and Portugal, followed by an investigation of how that model translates to a larger country, Brazil, which implemented a Dutch-style drug law in 2006. A graduate of Northeastern University in international affairs, Rowland was most recently a legislative assistant for US Senator Angus King and an opioid response project manager for the state of Maine.
Dispatches from Rowland Robinson
An introduction to Brazil’s tangled drug policy
After a series of reforms, can the country’s approach be as good as it looks on paper?
A night on the streets of Cracolândia
In São Paulo, music and art engage the marginalized.
Portugal’s addiction treatment at a crossroads
A big success story faces an uncertain future.