Press and Events:  Addiction and Public Policy

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

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

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

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Opioid Overdose Deaths Drive New Initiatives From Biden’s HHS

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

Press Release

New Research Reveals Health Care Crisis in Local Jails 

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Telehealth Sites Put Addiction Patient Data at Risk

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

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

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Momentum building for MAT in jails across N.C.

Press Release

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

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

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As OUD Treatment Expands, One Group is Often Left Out

Statement

Statement on Abortion Access for People with Substance Use Disorder

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

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The Morning: A New Kind of Drug

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How to cover opioid lawsuits and settlement money

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Overdose Deaths Continue Rising, With Fentanyl and Meth Key Culprits

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Huntington Man Pleads Guilty To Possessing 499 Fentanyl Pills

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

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Opioid Recovery Gets Bump With DOJ Disability Protection Guide

Substance Use, Suicide Risk, and the American Health System

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OxyContin Victims Fight for Their Share in Purdue Bankruptcy Case

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

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

Press Release

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

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Anti-Opioid Prescription Rules Stymie Access for Black Patients

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Addiction and Mental Health Are Public Health Issues

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COVID Compounds Opioid Public Health Emergency

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

Press Release

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

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

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Feds May Pursue Criminal Charges Against Opioid-Makers

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

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

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

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A Tale of Two Crises: Opiates vs. Crack

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

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

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

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Judge rules against Johnson & Johnson in opioid lawsuit

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

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

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

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State Litigation on Opioid Crisis

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What We Know About The Effectiveness Of Arming Police With Naloxone

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Litigation Against Opioid Manufacturers

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Trump touts progress in combating the opioid crisis but skeptics remain

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First opioid lawsuit settlement raises questions with dozens more cases waiting

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On the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis

Press Release

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

Past Events

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

24Sep

Opioid Litigation Summit: Keynote Presentation

September 24, 202112:30 pm – 1:30 pm EDT

24Sep

Opioid Litigation Summit

September 24, 2021 – September 25, 2021