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Opioid epidemic

1.4 million documents released from opioid maker known for misleading practices

Published May 10, 2022

The largest acquisition of litigation documents to date is made available free to public within the Opioid Industry Documents Archive, a collaborative effort by the Johns Hopkins and the University of California, San Francisco

In this event, President Bill Clinton convened leaders from across the faith and public health communities to take action on the overdose crisis in 2021 and beyond

Bridging faith and science to combat the overdose crisis

Published May 6, 2021

National leaders from science and faith discussed the promise of a collaborative relationship to reduce stigma about addiction, educate about prevention, treatment, and long-term recovery

Prescription bottles in a medicine cabinet

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A spring cleaning remedy for nationwide opioid epidemic

Published April 23, 2021

Drug safety experts discuss safe disposal efforts like National Prescription Drug Take Back Day that remove potentially dangerous and addictive medicines from circulation

White pills spill out of prescription bottle

Johns Hopkins University helps launch digital trove of opioid industry documents

Published March 24, 2021

The Opioid Industry Documents Archive, co-managed by the University of California, San Francisco, is a public archive of 3,300 documents disclosed as part of recent legal judgments

Opioids

The epidemic in the pandemic

Published Feb 16, 2021

By tracking overdose reports across the country, first-year student Atharva Bhagwat is filling in data gaps to get a better picture of the impact of COVID-19 on the nationwide opioid crisis

Public Health

Report advises on state and local spending of opioid litigation settlement funds

Published Jan 27, 2021

Guidelines call for states and local governments to focus on addiction treatment and prevention and to avoid diverting funds to close budget gaps

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Opioids

A crisis within a crisis

Published Dec 14, 2020

More than 40 states have reported increased opioid deaths since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Will the Purdue Pharma settlement help right the ship?