Advocating for Michigan Legislation - Bills 5178 and 5179
Let's get these bills out of committee on December 5th
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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.
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
Bridge Michigan (30 October 2024)
Slow-moving Michigan AG spurred to action by Opioid Policy Institute complaint.
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
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 ❤️
Treatment in America
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?
In the News
Inc. (7 June 2024) 🔒
Normal Silicon Valley non-sense: Move fast and break things Health-tech version: Move fast and go broke
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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
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Bridge Michigan (4 June 2024)
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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
Why We Ask for Your Email
Some insight into our principles and how they affect business operations
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WZZM ABC News Grand Rapids 📹 (17 April 2024)
People deserve to know how this money will be spent to save lives and make our community safe for everyone.
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Bridge Michigan (16 April 2024)
The use of fear to push products that will hurt people instead of helping them is disgusting.
Digital Health
USA vs Cerebral Inc
A must-read for those who say these privacy violations are not intentional and that these companies "mean well."
In the News
Tate Chronicles 🔊(13 April 2024)
The Tate Chronicles: Dr Jonathan Stoltman, Director at the Opioid Policy Institute Great to chat with Jim Tate about our opioid addiction privacy work and the role of opioid settlement money in stemming the addiction crisis we're facing. 🔊27min listen
Digital Health
Report 2 - Data Dashboard
A hub for the key data related to privacy & opioid addiction treatment and recovery websites Report 2 series.
Digital Health
Pelago Health
Mo money mo problems