Health Breach Notification Tracking
It's been 1005 days and still no health breach notifications from 22 companies blatantly violating people's health privacy rights.
It's been 1005 days and still no health breach notifications from 22 companies blatantly violating people's health privacy rights.
'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
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People deserve to know how this money will be spent to save lives and make our community safe for everyone.
The use of fear to push products that will hurt people instead of helping them is disgusting.
A must-read for those who say these privacy violations are not intentional and that these companies "mean well."
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
A hub for the key data related to privacy & opioid addiction treatment and recovery websites Report 2 series.
Mo money mo problems
The first domino in addiction privacy enforcement?
Immigration policy treats people who use drugs or have an addiction as undesirable. This doesn't recognize the widespread drug use in the United States or the science that addiction is a treatable chronic disease. For many, this is an "out of sight, out of mind" issue,
Michigan opioid settlement dollars sit unspent as crisis rages Highlighting the issue in Michigan with spending the opioid settlement money, lack of transparency, and the urgent need to spend the money.
Reporting on Addiction Talking Reporting on Addiction, a collaboration between the Opioid Policy Institute and 100 Days in Appalachia. We talk about how we started and where we're going. 45 minutes🔉
Providers: Rollout of $1.5B opioid settlement a ‘huge disaster’ in Michigan Highlighting the many unnecessary barriers to opioid settlement funds for community organizations dedicated to tackling this issue.
Bridge Lunch Break: Spending Michigan’s Opioid Settlement Money 60 minutes 📽️
Summary of privacy issues by opioid addiction treatment and recovery services broken down by company.
Digital Health
Addiction apps are leaking sensitive data, group claims Highlighting our privacy research Report 2.1Report 2.1, highlights NIDA’s reckless grant spending that has bolstered digital opioid addiction treatment and recovery services.Opioid Policy InstituteJonathan JK Stoltman, PhD
Digital Health
Report 2.1, highlights NIDA's reckless grant spending that has bolstered digital opioid addiction treatment and recovery services.
Reporting on Addiction
Michigan won’t know how $725M is spent on opioids help. Other states do it better Highlighting the mess in how the State of Michigan is handling the $1.6 billion in opioid settlement money.
Reporting on Addiction
Michigan opioid cash sparks feeding frenzy of vendors, seeking cut of $1.5B Highlighting the mess in how the State of Michigan is handling the $1.6 billion in opioid settlement money.
Reporting on Addiction
As opioid deaths mount, Michigan governments sit on millions for intervention Highlighting the mess in how the State of Michigan is handling the $1.6 billion in opioid settlement money.
In the News
Emphasizing the importance of getting opioid settlement money out quickly to fund evidence-based solutions. Boston dedicates small portion of opioid settlement funds to grieving familiesBoston’s first distribution of opioid settlement funds will go to families who’ve lost a member to an overdose. Initial grants for funerals, child care
Reporting on Addiction
Lack of transparency concerns over billions in opioid settlement money distributions 10 minutes📽️ Republished: KHGI-TV (Kearney, NE) WGME-TV (Portland, ME) WEAR-TV (Pensacola, FL) WJLA-TV (Arlington, VA) KDBC-TV (El Paso, TX) KOKH-TV (Oklahoma City, OK) WCTI-TV (New Bern, NC) WHP-TV (Harrisburg, PA) WSYX-TV (Columbus, OH) KFDM-TV (Beaumont, TX) KRCG-TV (New Bloomfield,
Reporting on Addiction
$52 billion debate: The best way to spend opioid lawsuit settlement money? 10 minutes📽️ Republished: WZTV-TV (Nashville, TN) KMEG-TV (Dakota Dunes, SD) KSNV-TV (Las Vegas, NV) WCIV-TV (Mount Pleasant, SC) WCHS-TV (Charleston, WV) KIMA-TV (Yakima, WA) KPTM-TV (Omaha, NE) WEAR-TV (Pensacola, FL) WYME-TV (Gainesville, FL) KHGI-TV (Kearney, NE) KTVO-TV (Kirksville,
In the News
‘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, among other things, word choice leads to more evidence-based, factual reporting. ReportingOnAddiction.org offers journalists some guidance.Association of Health
Reporting on Addiction
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 naloxone. We must stop the rampant profiteering and use money to support evidence-based, cost-effective solutions to this crisis.
In the News
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.
In the News
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.
In the News
FDA approves overdose-reversing Narcan for over-the-counter sale Comments on how OTC naloxone isn’t enough to address issues with access.
In the News
Telehealth Sites Put Addiction Patient Data at Risk Our Report 2 covering privacy issues with mHealth addiction websites served as the foundation for this reporting.
Digital Health
In the News
About the Opioid Policy Institute We talk with Shelley Irwin about Reporting on Addiction and addiction science. 🔊10min listen