June 9, 2021 Wednesday Weekly News Clips
National
AAPA Urges Congress to Pass MAT Act on Buprenorphine (Suboxone)
Clinical Advisor – May 20, 2021
Sackler Family Nears Opioid Lawsuit Immunity Under Bankruptcy Plan
Huffington Post – June 3, 2021
McKinsey Opioid Work Included Advising Distributors, Tribe Says
Bloomberg – June 3, 2021
Under Biden’s Budget, These 2 Little-Known Biotechs Could Help End the Opioid Crisis
Nasdaq.com – June 2, 2021
State/Local
As opioid overdoses rise in L.A. jails, inmates get access to lifesaving drug
LA Times – June 7, 2021
California is one step closer to decriminalizing mushrooms, LSD and Ecstasy
Los Angeles Magazine – June 4, 2021
This one is about California’s SB 519 (Weiner, 2021)
Vermont decriminalizes possession of opioid addiction drug
Associated Press News – June 4, 2021
Kentucky AG sues CVS Health over state’s opioid problems
Associated Press News – June 2, 2021
Fighting fentanyl – governor right to toughen penalties
The Dallas Morning News – June 4, 2021
Long Island Herald – April 9, 2021
Opinion / long form journalism
I have a physical dependency on Xanax. The drug’s dark side isn’t discussed enough
Salon.com – June 5, 2021
America Has a Drinking Problem
The Atlantic – July/Aug. 2021
Is there a connection between autism and alcohol abuse?
Medium – June 6, 2021
Studies in the News
Lessons from Novel Harm Reduction Methods
Psychiatric Times – June 1, 2021
British Medical Journal – June 2, 2021