‘Offensive’ news about opioids in Appalachia prompts launch of website aimed at improving addiction coverage
Our conversation with the Association of Health Care Journalists, a resource hub for health journalists.
‘Offensive’ news about opioids in Appalachia prompts launch of website aimed at improving addiction coverageDo you cover drug addiction in your community? If so, you should be aware of how,
With Purpose: Reporting on Addiction
"The language journalists use must be precise, must be fair and above all, do no harm. In reporting on addiction for the last several
Addiction-treating drug still seldom prescribed in ERs, study finds
Talking about the massive gaps in prescribing evidence-based lifesaving treatment for opioid addiction:
💡The 7.6% prescribing rate is
Emergency opioid overdose boxes installed at Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority residences
Highlighting the unnecessary and costly purchase of Naloxboxes. They are charging $100's for plastic boxes to hold
OTC naloxone is a baby step toward making the life-saving medication accessible
Critiquing profiteering by naloxone manufacturers and proposing solutions to fix this issue.
As states start to get opioid settlement cash, few are sharing how they spend it
Promoting transparency with opioid settlement money to ensure it goes towards evidence-based solutions.
