News and Events

• CNN - This is how lawmakers plan to end the opioid crisis
• PBS - Purdue Pharma promoted Oxycontin for years. Now, it is combating the opioid crisis
• CNN - CNN Exclusive: The more opioids doctors prescribe, the more money they make
• The Daily Independent - Some get rich as opioid addicts suffer
• CNN - FDA to broaden access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction
• The New York Times - F.D.A. to Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts
• The New York Times - How a Police Chief, a Governor and a Sociologist Would Spend $100 Billion to Solve the Opioid Crisis
• CBS News - OxyContin maker says it will stop promoting drugs to doctors amid opioid epidemic
• Vox - Congress's budget deal doesn't do enough to fight the opioid crisis
• Morning Consult - Voters Split Over Trump's Response to the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
• USA Today - With 175 Americans dying a day, what are the solutions to the opioid epidemic? 
• NBC News - Can commissioner Scott Gottlieb undo FDA missteps in opioid crisis?
• POLITICO - First There Was Prince. Now Tom Petty. When Will America Finally Wake Up to the Opioid Crisis?
• NPR - Walmart Offers Product to Destroy Leftover Opioids, But Critics Say It's Unnecessary
• Vox - Senate Republicans are trying to blame Medicaid for the opioid epidemic

• Daily Beast - Kids Are Getting Needlessly Exposed to Opioids From Routine Wisdom Tooth Removal
• STAT - Pressure builds on the DEA to stem the supply of prescription drugs, but at what cost? 
• Vox - On opioids, the White House keeps talking and planning — but not doing anything of significance
• Healthline - Doctors Urged to Reduce Opioids After Surgery
• Newsweek - Cocaine is killing black people almost as much as prescription opioids kill white people, new study shows
• Delaware Public Media - Nat'l expert on opioid crisis offers perspective on its impact in Delaware
• Newsweek - FDA Approves Injectable Opioid To Help Fight America's Drug Crisis
• Forbes - Could Marijuana Replace Opioids As A Painkiller? Experts Are Skeptical
• Bloomberg - Millions of Patients Face Pain and Withdrawal as Opioid Prescriptions Plummet
• The New York Times - C.D.C. Reports a Record Jump in Drug Overdose Deaths Last Year 
• Reuters - Substituting Methadone for Opioids Could Save Billions 
• Bloomberg - Millions of Face Pain and Withdrawal as Opioid Prescriptions Plummet
• Inc. - 8 Startups Fighting America’s Opioid Epidemic
• WBUR - Some Experts See Opioid Addiction Stemming From Prescriptions As A Medical Error
• The Washington Post - Steps the U.S. government should take right now against the opioid epidemic
• The Conversation - The Opioid Epidemic in 6 Charts
• WNYC - Addiction Nation: Understanding America’s Opioid Crisis
• The New Yorker - The Family That Built an Empire of Pain
• TIME Magazine - President Trump Revealed His Plan to Deal With the Opioid Crisis. Here’s What Experts Think
• MedPage Today - Panel: No Age Limit to Opioid Abuse
• PBS News Hour - What happens now that the opioid crisis is officially a public health emergency?
• The New York Times - Opioids on the Quad
• CNN - CVS will limit opioid prescriptions to 7 days
• Glamour - Women and Opioids: Inside the Deadliest Drug Epidemic in American History
• The New York Times - Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers 
• The Guardian - These mothers saw the opioid epidemic before anyone else. No one listened.
• Bloomberg - Surviving an opioid overdose may soon depend on where you live
• Andrew Kolodny on “Matter of Fact w/Soledad O’Brien: State of Addiction”
• The Cape Cod Times - Doctor: Overprescribing contributing to opiate epidemic
• NPR's MORNING EDITION - Should the Opioid Crisis be Declared a National Emergency?
• VOX - How to Stop the Deadliest Drug Overdose Crisis in American History
• NPR - Opioid Prescriptions Falling But Remain Too High, CDC Says
• CNN - How Tapering Off Opioids Can Help People with Chronic Pain
• CNN - Doctors Increasingly Face Charges for Patient Overdoses 
• Minnesota Public Radio News - Should the Opioid Crisis be Considered a National Emergency? 
• WBUR - White House Opioid Commission Calls on Trump to Declare National Emergency
• New York Daily News - Trump Drug Commission Report on Opioid Crisis Met With Mixed Reactions
• NPR - Opioid prescriptions falling but remain too high, CDC says
• VICE on HBO - Heroin Crisis and the New Age of Nukes
• Washington Post Live - Addiction in America
• The New York Times - As opioid panel meets, some say action, not study, is needed
• St. Louis Post Dispatch - Drug Monitoring in Missouri - It Takes Two
• Behavioral Healthcare Executive - How Effective are PDMPs?
• Triad Business Journal - OxyContin maker launches initiative to tackle opioid crisis in North Carolina

On Wednesday, February 28, 2018, Andrew Kolodny, MD, Co-Director of the OPRC testified before the Committee on Energy & Commerce, Subcommittee on Health U.S. House of Representatives hearing 

On November 16, 2017, the OPRC celebrated its launch at Brandeis University by hosting two events:

• a film screening & expert panel discussion on HBO’s “Warning: This Drug May Kill You,” held at the Wasserman Cinemathque. Panelists included film producer Perri Peltz, the OPRC’s Andrew Kolodny, Secretary of Massachusetts Health & Human Services Marylou Sudders, and Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan, CEO of Dimock. The expert panel was moderated by NBC’s Cynthia McFadden and can be viewed here.
• a dinner and salon-style conversation at the Brandeis University Faculty Club. The dinner convened various stakeholders in the opioid epidemic, with remarks from Congresswoman Katherine Clark and Senator Ed Markey

Click here for more information & photos of the OPRC Launch