"The Deadliest Drug" is a multipart series by STAT about excessive alcohol use. Alcohol kills more Americans each year than all illicit drugs combined. Alcohol-related emergency department visits nearly doubled in the U.S. between 2003 and 2022. American emergency rooms recorded roughly 5.4 million visits due to alcohol in 2022.
The state of Washington wants Albertsons to be held responsible over its purported role in the opioid crisis. The supermarket chain is the state's second largest pharmacist. It dispensed more than 600 million opioid prescription drug pills to customers between 2006 and 2022. The state claims that 60% of those orders had "red flags" or warning signs about the customers. The grocery chain's lawyer says the red flag analysis prepared by Washington is meaningless.
Alcohol kills more than 178,000 Americans each year. The U.S. has not made a concerted effort to reduce heavy drinking since Prohibition ended nearly a century ago. Screenings are inconsistent or superficial, and there is a lack of follow-up for people with problematic drinking.
Harvard is funding a multi-phase ibogaine for opioid use disorder (OUD) project at $11 million. The project's principal investigator is Joji Suzuki, an associate professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. The goal is to secure investigational new drug (IND) clearance before conducting a Phase I study and potentially a Phase IIa.
Theresa Gaffney is the lead Morning Rounds writer. She was out of office, but she was impressed with the great reporting that STAT published while she was away. Theresa's stories focus on gender-affirming care, reproductive health, and mental health. Theresa can be reached on Signal at theresagaff.97.
McKay Coppins wrote a story on sports gambling. Owen Voutsinas-Klose is one of the millions of Americans in recovery for a gambling addiction. Ellen Cushing wrote about World War II in April's issue. Sam DeMello wrote about the women who served as pilots during WWII.
In many U.S. cities there is a stark contrast between how injured police officers and injured civilians are taken to hospitals. In Detroit, for example, 10% of injured police were transported by police vehicle, whereas only 1% of civilian gunshot victims in Detroit receive police transport. In Houston, only 3% of wounded officers were taken by police car, whereas 20% went by ambulance.
Arielle Hebert's debut poetry collection Bottom Feeders is about her love for Florida and the state's addiction crisis. Sam Risak grew up in Florida and moved there in 2000. Hebert is aware of the way Florida is portrayed in the media.
Ed's stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation, and legislation. Ed is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and the afternoon Pharmalot newsletter. Today is a beautiful day, despite forecasts predicting rising heat. Ed and his colleagues are celebrating with a cup of hot drink and opening a new package of pecan pie.
"The Deadliest Drug" is a multipart series by STAT about excessive alcohol use. Alcohol kills more Americans each year than all illicit drugs combined. Alcohol-related emergency department visits nearly doubled in the U.S. between 2003 and 2022. American emergency rooms recorded roughly 5.4 million visits due to alcohol in 2022.
The state of Washington wants Albertsons to be held responsible over its purported role in the opioid crisis. The supermarket chain is the state's second largest pharmacist. It dispensed more than 600 million opioid prescription drug pills to customers between 2006 and 2022. The state claims that 60% of those orders had "red flags" or warning signs about the customers. The grocery chain's lawyer says the red flag analysis prepared by Washington is meaningless.
Alcohol kills more than 178,000 Americans each year. The U.S. has not made a concerted effort to reduce heavy drinking since Prohibition ended nearly a century ago. Screenings are inconsistent or superficial, and there is a lack of follow-up for people with problematic drinking.
Harvard is funding a multi-phase ibogaine for opioid use disorder (OUD) project at $11 million. The project's principal investigator is Joji Suzuki, an associate professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. The goal is to secure investigational new drug (IND) clearance before conducting a Phase I study and potentially a Phase IIa.
Theresa Gaffney is the lead Morning Rounds writer. She was out of office, but she was impressed with the great reporting that STAT published while she was away. Theresa's stories focus on gender-affirming care, reproductive health, and mental health. Theresa can be reached on Signal at theresagaff.97.
McKay Coppins wrote a story on sports gambling. Owen Voutsinas-Klose is one of the millions of Americans in recovery for a gambling addiction. Ellen Cushing wrote about World War II in April's issue. Sam DeMello wrote about the women who served as pilots during WWII.
In many U.S. cities there is a stark contrast between how injured police officers and injured civilians are taken to hospitals. In Detroit, for example, 10% of injured police were transported by police vehicle, whereas only 1% of civilian gunshot victims in Detroit receive police transport. In Houston, only 3% of wounded officers were taken by police car, whereas 20% went by ambulance.
Arielle Hebert's debut poetry collection Bottom Feeders is about her love for Florida and the state's addiction crisis. Sam Risak grew up in Florida and moved there in 2000. Hebert is aware of the way Florida is portrayed in the media.
Ed's stories explore prescription drug pricing, affordability and access, as well issues surrounding patents, litigation, and legislation. Ed is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and the afternoon Pharmalot newsletter. Today is a beautiful day, despite forecasts predicting rising heat. Ed and his colleagues are celebrating with a cup of hot drink and opening a new package of pecan pie.