Policy
Advocating for Michigan Legislation - Bills 5178 and 5179
Let's get these bills out of committee on December 5th
Jonathan JK Stoltman, PhD
Jonathan JK Stoltman, PhD is Director of the Opioid Policy Institute. They have been an addiction scientist since 2013. Their work has appeared in leading academic journals and in the media.
Digital Health
Health Breach Notification Tracking (Report 2.2)
It's been 1,232 days and still no health breach notifications from 22 companies blatantly violating people's health privacy rights.
In the News
City Beat 🔊(1 November 2024)
Elegy: The Many Myths of JD Vance (Ep. 4: Cultural Heroin) Great to chat with Madeline Fening about opioid addiction and the importance of politicians using their platform to inform the public about solutions not dehumanizing and demagoguing. 🔊30min listen
In the News
Bridge Michigan (30 October 2024)
Slow-moving Michigan AG spurred to action by Opioid Policy Institute complaint.
In the News
The National Desk📽️ (18 October 2024)
Priorities for Opioid Settlement Money: Spend Now vs. Invest for Future 3 minutes📽️ “That’s not to say that prevention isn't important, but we also know prevention is a real long game,” Stoltman said. “If you think about it as like the building is on fire, the first
In the News
Bridge Michigan (10 October 2024)
Michigan's continued moves to obfuscate opioid settlement spending.
Digital Health
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.
In the News
Bridge Michigan (29 August 2024)
Exposing bad opioid policy stances in Michigan's 2024 US Senate candidate
In the News
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
Opioid Settlement Money
Transparency and Michigan Opioid Settlement Funds
It's time to change how the opioid settlement money is tracked in Michigan.
In the News
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 ❤️