Economic Impact

Source: When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis|The Atlantic Originally published September 6, 2017 Some shareholders of a major drug distributor are arguing that the company’s goals should be more in line with society’s. A pile of oxycodone pills JOHN MOORE / GETTY In a year of big stories, ...

Source: Pay drug users for expertise, insight to deal with overdose crisis: B.C. report|lfpress.com VANCOUVER — Drug users are often the first responders to an overdose and should be paid fairly for their contributions to research, service delivery and overdose prevention activities, says a report. The BC Centre for Disease Control ...

Source: A Closer Look at How the Opioid Epidemic Affects Employment|HBR.org Originally published August 20th 2018 The toll that the opioid epidemic has taken on the United States is undeniable. On average, 115 Americans die every day from a drug overdose involving an opioid, and even more suffer the debilitating effects of addiction. ...