opioids

Replication Study Refutes Naloxone “Moral Hazard” PaperReplication Study Refutes Naloxone “Moral Hazard” Paper

Replication Study Refutes Naloxone “Moral Hazard” Paper

Seven years ago, a deeply controversial paper claimed that states introducing laws to expand naloxone led to increases in opioid-related…

March 28, 2025
Scotland’s Overdose Prevention Center Up and Running: Will There Be More?Scotland’s Overdose Prevention Center Up and Running: Will There Be More?

Scotland’s Overdose Prevention Center Up and Running: Will There Be More?

In January, Scotland opened the first sanctioned overdose prevention center (OPC) in the United Kingdom. As of March 17, the…

March 26, 2025
BC Government’s Crackdown on Safe Supply Spreads FearBC Government’s Crackdown on Safe Supply Spreads Fear

BC Government’s Crackdown on Safe Supply Spreads Fear

British Columbia’s provincial government has ended its take-home safe supply program for new participants, with an intention to transition existing…

February 21, 2025
In Rural Areas, People Who Use Drugs Face Particularly Severe Housing CrisisIn Rural Areas, People Who Use Drugs Face Particularly Severe Housing Crisis

In Rural Areas, People Who Use Drugs Face Particularly Severe Housing Crisis

Compared to the media spotlight on urban homelessness and drug use, rural areas have received far less attention. While this…

January 6, 2025
Utah Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers for “Central Role” in Opioid OD CrisisUtah Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers for “Central Role” in Opioid OD Crisis

Utah Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers for “Central Role” in Opioid OD Crisis

Utah is suing two of the nation’s top pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), the companies that shape prescription drug pricing, alleging…

January 2, 2025
DOJ Sues CVS, Alleging “Massive Public Harm” From Opioid DispensingDOJ Sues CVS, Alleging “Massive Public Harm” From Opioid Dispensing

DOJ Sues CVS, Alleging “Massive Public Harm” From Opioid Dispensing

The Department of Justice is accusing CVS Pharmacy Inc. of unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions that directly led to overdose deaths,…

December 19, 2024
Baltimore’s $5.2 Billion Opioid Lawsuit Now in the Hands of One JudgeBaltimore’s $5.2 Billion Opioid Lawsuit Now in the Hands of One Judge

Baltimore’s $5.2 Billion Opioid Lawsuit Now in the Hands of One Judge

A Baltimore judge will soon decide the fate of a landmark opioid lawsuit. The beleaguered city hopes to obtain billions…

December 17, 2024
Pharmacists’ Opioid Decisions: From “Social Sorting” to PolicingPharmacists’ Opioid Decisions: From “Social Sorting” to Policing

Pharmacists’ Opioid Decisions: From “Social Sorting” to Policing

[This article is excerpted from the book Policing Patients. You can read Filter’s interview with the author here.]   Pharmacists’…

December 12, 2024
How “Trojan Horse Technology” Turned Health Care Into PolicingHow “Trojan Horse Technology” Turned Health Care Into Policing

How “Trojan Horse Technology” Turned Health Care Into Policing

Policing Patients: Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis is a Swiss Army knife of a book.…

December 12, 2024
The Opioid ShuffleThe Opioid Shuffle

The Opioid Shuffle

Over my 21 years of using opioids I’ve often joked to myself that I don’t have a drug problem, I…

November 25, 2024