STAT reports from the frontlines of addiction

Most recent stories in STAT reports from the frontlines of addiction

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  What does it mean to be 'in recovery'? We need a better federal definition

  STAT - Mitchell Berger

  “When I use a word,” one of 19th century British author and mathematician Lewis Carroll’s characters once said, “it means just what I choose it to …

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  White House announces new plan to address the growing threat of xylazine in overdose crisis

  STAT - Lev Facher

  The White House on Tuesday unveiled a new plan to address the growing presence of xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer, in the country’s illicit drug …

• https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/16/narcan-naloxone-makers-drug-czar-pricing/

  

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  Pennsylvania set to ban supervised drug use sites, in setback for harm reduction

  STAT - Lev Facher

  Pennsylvania lawmakers are set to pass a new ban on supervised drug consumption, effectively ending a Philadelphia nonprofit’s long-running effort to …

• https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/20/overdose-narcan-naloxone-over-the-counter-price/

  

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  OTC naloxone is a baby step toward making the life-saving medication accessible

  STAT - Jonathan JK Stoltman, Mishka Terplan

  In an attempt to make naloxone more accessible amid the massive human toll of the opioid crisis, the FDA recently approved over-the-counter naloxone. …