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Opioid Crisis


This Congress has one last chance to unlock methadone treatment

This Congress has one last chance to unlock methadone treatment

By Jeffrey A. Singer

The lame-duck Congress can expand access to a lifesaving treatment while it still has time.

Colorado Proposition 132’s proposed drastic penalties for fentanyl: A dangerous overreaction
Colorado Proposition 132’s proposed drastic penalties for fentanyl: A dangerous overreaction

By Hanna Liebman Dershowitz

Accept treatment or lose access: Ontario’s new opioid rules undermine harm reduction
Accept treatment or lose access: Ontario’s new opioid rules undermine harm reduction

By Jeffrey A. Singer

Kratom use by students does not mean kratom caused deaths at Ole Miss
Kratom use by students does not mean kratom caused deaths at Ole Miss

By Michelle Minton

Methadone saves lives. Why does the system make it hard to get?
Methadone saves lives. Why does the system make it hard to get?

By Hanna Liebman Dershowitz

  • The Drug Enforcement Administration’s arbitrary 7-OH ban is not rooted in science
    The Drug Enforcement Administration’s arbitrary 7-OH ban is not rooted in science

    Commentary by Michelle Minton

  • Model legislation for audit requirements for opioid settlement fund recipients
    Model legislation for audit requirements for opioid settlement fund recipients

    Commentary by Geoffrey Lawrence, Mariana Trujillo and Layal Bou Harfouch

  • States should prioritize private service providers for the opioid settlement funds
    States should prioritize private service providers for the opioid settlement funds

    Commentary by Layal Bou Harfouch, Mariana Trujillo and Adrian Moore

  • Ibogaine could transform public spending on opioid treatment
    Ibogaine could transform public spending on opioid treatment

    Backgrounder by Madison Carlino

  • Best practices to prevent misuse of opioid settlement funds
    Best practices to prevent misuse of opioid settlement funds

    Commentary by Layal Bou Harfouch and Mariana Trujillo

  • Texas Senate Bill 2308 could advance ibogaine as a treatment for opioid use disorder
    Texas Senate Bill 2308 could advance ibogaine as a treatment for opioid use disorder

    Testimony by Madison Carlino

  • RFK Jr.’s opioid crisis plan
    RFK Jr.’s opioid crisis plan

    Commentary by Layal Bou Harfouch

  • Ibogaine treatment for opioid use disorder
    Ibogaine treatment for opioid use disorder

    Policy Brief by Madison Carlino

  • New study of psychedelic ibogaine could motivate policy reforms
    New study of psychedelic ibogaine could motivate policy reforms

    Commentary by Gregory Ferenstein and Geoffrey Lawrence

Opioid Crisis Policy Studies

  • Ibogaine treatment for opioid use disorder
    Ibogaine treatment for opioid use disorder

    Policy Brief by Madison Carlino

  • Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Effects on Opioid Prescribing and Drug Overdose Mortality
    Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Effects on Opioid Prescribing and Drug Overdose Mortality

    Policy Study by Jacob James Rich and Robert Capodilupo

  • What Is Kratom and What Should We Do About It?
    What Is Kratom and What Should We Do About It?

    Policy Brief by James Craven

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