by Jordana Choucair | Aug 18, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A federal judge yesterday ordered CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart to pay $650 million to two Ohio counties, claiming the way they distributed opioids caused severe harm and created a public nuisance. The judge’s verdict is the first federal ruling to put a price tag on...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 18, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance rejected Governor Tony Evers’ spending plan for $31 million in settlement funds to combat the state’s opioid epidemic. The plan proposed using the money to increase the availability of NARCAN, invest in new...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 11, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A federal judge in California ruled that Walgreens could be held liable for its part in fueling the opioid epidemic in San Francisco. The judge found that the pharmacy chain dispensed more than 100 million prescription opioid pills in San Francisco between 2006 and...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 11, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
New research published in the International Journal of Drug Policy found that most patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) can’t access potentially life-saving medications. According to the study, the rate of medications for OUD (MOUD) increased by 105.6 percent over...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 10, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Hawaii Governor David Ige outlined how the state plans to spend the $78 million it’s receiving from a multistate opioid settlement with pharmaceutical industry companies. Ige said state and Hawaii’s counties have agreed to spend the funds on treatment, prevention, and...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 9, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Behavioral Health News published a recap of a virtual discussion with Third Horizon Strategies Managing Director Greg Williams and CHESS CEO Hans Morefield regarding the transition to value-based care for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment. “We need to find ways...
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