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
Sip, swirl and swallow
Portugal’s love for liquid intoxicants and what it can teach us about addiction.
A night out with Lisbon’s street outreach
Serving homeless people where they’re living.
The origins of Portugal’s drug crisis
Revolution, decolonization and a dictator’s long shadow.