opioids

The Golden Age of Doctor-Shopping

In 2012, right before prescription drug-monitoring programs (PDMP) shut everything down, I was seeing 11 doctors every month—the same 11…

April 29, 2025

A Methadone Pioneer Who Freed People From the Cruel Clinic System

Dr. Edwin Salsitz is a methadone OG. He was one of a coterie of New York City doctors who pioneered…

April 23, 2025

Walgreens Settles DOJ Prescription Opioid Lawsuit, Likely at $350 Million

Walgreens, the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain, will pay $300 million plus 4 percent interest to settle Department of Justice allegations…

April 22, 2025

All the “Opioid Alternatives” Are at Least Making Rehab More Bearable

Rehab can serve a lot of purposes other than abstinence. For some people the goal is a tolerance break, or…

April 15, 2025

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?

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 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 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 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 Dispensing

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

December 19, 2024