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September 6, 2023

The Health 202: Over-the-counter Narcan may have less impact than meets the eye

In The News

September 5, 2023

Republicans say they’ll stop fentanyl at the border. But what are their plans for treatment?

In The News

August 31, 2023

From China to Mexico: Tracing the Deadly Fentanyl Trail

In The News

August 9, 2023

California Battles Fentanyl With a New Tactic: Treating Addiction in Prison

In The News

July 19, 2023

In an Alabama jail, people withdraw in the ‘Drunk Tank’ without medical aid

In The News

June 22, 2023

Harsh New Fentanyl Laws Ignite Debate Over How to Combat Overdose Crisis

In The News

June 16, 2023

Opioid Settlement Payouts to Localities Made Public for First Time

In The News

June 6, 2023

POLITICO Pulse: Medicare drug price talks take shape

Press Release

June 6, 2023

New Roadmap for State and Local Governments to Transform Addiction Care

In The News

May 25, 2023

The Health 202: Classifying fentanyl analogues raise incarceration fears for some Democrats

In The News

May 18, 2023

All Things Considered: U.S. drug overdose deaths hit a record in 2022 as some states see a big surge

In The News

May 15, 2023

‘We want to keep people alive’: How laws across DC region can help prevent fatal overdoses

In The News

May 4, 2023

The Morning: America’s New Drug Policy

In The News

April 28, 2023

Pennsylvania set to ban supervised drug use sites, in setback for harm reduction

In The News

April 21, 2023

In Jails and Prisons, the White House Sees a Chance to Curtail Opioid Overdoses

In The News

April 20, 2023

Biden promised a watchdog for opioid settlement billions, but feds are quiet so far

Statement

March 30, 2023

Regina LaBelle, the O’Neill Institute’s Addiction and Public Policy Director, Reacts to FDA’s Decision to Approve Over-the-Counter Narcan

In The News

February 11, 2023

Regina LaBelle on the U.S. Response to the Fentanyl Crisis

February 2, 2023

Lives Worth Living: Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis, Protecting Critical Lifelines, and Combatting Discrimination Against Those with Disabilities

In The News

January 8, 2023

Maine’s Prisons Taught Washington a Crucial Lesson in Fighting Opioids

In The News

December 23, 2022

Opioid Overdose Deaths Drive New Initiatives From Biden’s HHS

In The News

December 22, 2022

Drug Enforcement Administration says it seized enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every American

Press Release

December 6, 2022

New Research Reveals Health Care Crisis in Local Jails

In The News

November 16, 2022

Telehealth Sites Put Addiction Patient Data at Risk

In The News

September 29, 2022

How will Arizona spend its $542 million opioid settlement money? Here’s what we know

In The News

September 20, 2022

Police Are Repeating the Drug War’s Dark History in the Fentanyl Era

In The News

September 15, 2022

Momentum building for MAT in jails across N.C.

Press Release

September 14, 2022

C4 Recovery Foundation and the O’Neill Institute at Georgetown University Law Center Welcome First Cohort of Addiction Policy Scholars for New High-Impact Program on Addiction Policy Reform

In The News

August 18, 2022

Biden administration has simple way to cut overdose deaths, experts say: expand methadone access

In The News

June 28, 2022

As OUD Treatment Expands, One Group is Often Left Out

Statement

June 24, 2022

Statement on Abortion Access for People with Substance Use Disorder

In The News

June 11, 2022

As Biden administration fights opioid overdoses, harm reduction groups face opposition

In The News

May 20, 2022

The Morning: A New Kind of Drug

In The News

May 13, 2022

How to cover opioid lawsuits and settlement money

In The News

May 11, 2022

Overdose Deaths Continue Rising, With Fentanyl and Meth Key Culprits

In The News

May 2, 2022

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing 499 Fentanyl Pills

In The News

April 14, 2022

The Trailer: Overdoses Are Up. On the Trail, Republicans Blame Biden.

In The News

April 6, 2022

Opioid Recovery Gets Bump With DOJ Disability Protection Guide

March 2, 2022

Substance Use, Suicide Risk, and the American Health System

In The News

February 27, 2022

OxyContin Victims Fight for Their Share in Purdue Bankruptcy Case

In The News

February 24, 2022

The Health 202: The ‘Crack Pipe’ Controversy Frustrates Anti-Addiction Advocates

In The News

February 21, 2022

Uproar Over ‘Crack Pipes’ Puts Biden Drug Strategy at Risk

Press Release

January 26, 2021

Regina LaBelle Appointed as Acting Director of Office of National Drug Control Policy

In The News

October 23, 2020

Anti-Opioid Prescription Rules Stymie Access for Black Patients

In The News

August 15, 2020

Addiction and Mental Health Are Public Health Issues

In The News

July 24, 2020

COVID Compounds Opioid Public Health Emergency

In The News

May 12, 2020

Covid-19 has streamlined addiction medicine. Will the changes stick?

Press Release

January 30, 2020

Former Obama Administration Office of National Drug Control Policy on New 2018 Drug Overdose Data

In The News

December 6, 2019

Data Key to Pennsylvania’s Drop in Opioid-Related Fatalities

In The News

November 27, 2019

Feds May Pursue Criminal Charges Against Opioid-Makers

In The News

November 11, 2019

Why China’s Conviction of 9 Fentanyl Traffickers Is Unlikely to Stop Exports to the U.S.

In The News

October 24, 2019

The Bankruptcy Money From the Makers of Oxycontin Might Actually Save Lives

In The News

October 22, 2019

Individual Victims of Opioid Epidemic Won’t See Any Money From the $260 Million Settlement in Ohio

In The News

October 21, 2019

A Tale of Two Crises: Opiates vs. Crack

In The News

September 11, 2019

Purdue Pharma offers billions to settle opioids lawsuits. Some states say it’s not enough

In The News

August 29, 2019

J&J’s $527 million dollar fine in opioid case doesn’t bode well for Purdue Pharma

In The News

August 27, 2019

Will Landmark Oklahoma Ruling in Opioid Case Have an Impact on Kentucky?

In The News

August 26, 2019

Judge rules against Johnson & Johnson in opioid lawsuit

In The News

July 12, 2019

As Trump claims credit for decline in opioid deaths, others see signs of danger ahead

In The News

June 28, 2019

Response to opioid crisis has only just begun, state officials say

In The News

June 16, 2019

Trump campaigned on defeating the opioid crisis. It’s hard to tell if he’s winning.

In The News

May 28, 2019

State Litigation on Opioid Crisis

In The News

May 14, 2019

What We Know About The Effectiveness Of Arming Police With Naloxone

In The News

May 13, 2019

Litigation Against Opioid Manufacturers

In The News

April 24, 2019

Trump touts progress in combating the opioid crisis but skeptics remain

In The News

April 3, 2019

First opioid lawsuit settlement raises questions with dozens more cases waiting

In The News

January 23, 2019

On the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis

Press Release

November 1, 2018

Regina LaBelle Will Join the O’Neill Institute To Work on Issues of Addiction and Public Policy

Past Events

31Aug

International Overdose Awareness Day: Naloxone Training and Distribution with HoyaDOPE

August 31, 202310:00 am – 10:45 am EDT

Georgetown University Law Center

11Jul

Lessons Learned from Portugal’s Pioneering Drug Policy: Featuring Dr. João Goulão

July 11, 202310:30 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Georgetown University Law Center

12Oct

Colloquium: Preventing Overdose Deaths

October 12, 20222:00 pm – 3:20 pm EDT

Georgetown University Law Center

10Jun

Applying the Evidence 2020 Summer Series

June 10, 2022 – July 28, 2022

25May

The Americans with Disabilities Act and Substance Use Disorder: Rights, Responsibilities, and Looking Ahead

May 25, 20222:00 pm – 3:15 pm EDT

06Dec

Virtual Information Session: Addiction and Public Policy Scholars Program

December 6, 20211:00 pm EDT

25Sep

Opioid Litigation Summit Panel 6: Beyond Opiates: Opiate Summit as Framework for Health Crises in Litigation

September 25, 202111:15 am – 12:30 pm EDT

25Sep

Opioid Litigation Summit Panel 5: Ensuring Success: Quality, Transparency, Oversight, and Privacy

September 25, 20219:00 am – 10:15 am EDT

24Sep

Opioid Litigation Summit Panel 4: Tools and Innovations Around Spending and Distribution

September 24, 20213:30 pm – 4:45 pm EDT

24Sep

Opioid Litigation Summit Panel 3: Operationalizing Settlement Design and Distribution in a Heterogeneous Landscape

September 24, 20212:15 pm – 3:30 pm EDT

24Sep

Opioid Litigation Summit Panel 2: How Settlement Funds Can Accelerate Addressing the Overdose Crisis and Spur Innovation

September 24, 202111:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

24Sep

Opioid Litigation Summit Panel 1: State of the Settlements, Bellwethers, and Settlement Design Innovations

September 24, 20219:15 am – 10:45 am EDT

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