Bridge Michigan (10 October 2024)

Michigan's continued moves to obfuscate opioid settlement spending.

Addiction Treatment Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firm’s Unsecured Database

Wired (6 Sept 2024)🔒 This is bad. +120,000 files +1.7 million activity logs 5.3 terabytes of data Intake files Audio of sessions Video of sessions Drug tests Therapy notes all were exposed on an unsecured database. This is a privacy and security disaster.

Bridge Michigan (29 August 2024)

Exposing bad opioid policy stances in Michigan's 2024 US Senate candidate

CBS Detroit 📹 (19 Aug 2024)

Michigan could see over $100 million in opioid settlement money this year "Some of the most important spending has been increasing naloxone distribution; that's the overdose reversal medication," said Jonathan Soltman, the director of the Opioid Policy Institute. "Trying to target high-risk communities and make

Transparency and Michigan Opioid Settlement Funds

It's time to change how the opioid settlement money is tracked in Michigan.

STAT News (22 July 2024)

Our recent op-ed in STAT News focused on NIDA's reckless spending in the digital health space. We highlight how NIDA-funded digital health services are frequently using illegal technology when handling sensitive, protected health data and what can be done to fix this (NIDA clawing back the money, more

GOP Platform 2024

Today we're highlighting all the ways the recently approved GOP platform attempts to address the opioid/drug crisis (with light commentary). Below, I pulled relevant sections and context from the chapter intro. NB - Italics and bolding are mine for emphasis. Support Our Work ❤️

Presidential Debate RE: Opioids

Much has been written about the debate performances. Let's talk a little about the policies. Naturally, the opioid policy question piqued my interest. What will you do to help Americans right now in the throes of addiction, who are struggling to get the treatment they need?

Inc. (7 June 2024) 🔒

Normal Silicon Valley non-sense: Move fast and break things Health-tech version: Move fast and go broke

The National Desk📽️ (6 June 2024)

Lack of transparency still clouds billions in opioid settlement money going to states 4 minutes📽️ Republished by 73 Local News Outlets

Bridge Michigan (4 June 2024)

Public News Service 🔉(24 April 2024)

'Lazarus drug' may have competition in MI Important reporting about the harmful push to get other opioid overdose formulations more widely available in Michigan. These new formulations/medications (high-dose naloxone and nalmefene) will massively harm affected community members and not reduce overdose deaths. NOTE: Naloxone has been working