Episode 40: Christine Minhee on the Promises and Perils of Opioid Litigation

Episode 40: Christine Minhee on the Promises and Perils of Opioid Litigation

Today, news broke that the Department of Justice has reached an $8 billion-plus settlement with Purdue Pharma for its role in the opioid crisis. This money should be used to combat the public health emergency of overdose deaths, but another public health emergency -- the COVID-19 pandemic -- has taken hold of media coverage and government spending. As overdose deaths continue to increase, where will this money actually go? We sat down with Christine Minhee, an expert on opioid litigation and creator of the opioid settlement tracker: a project that asks, "Will opioid settlements actually be spent in ways that bolster the public health response to drug addiction?" She spoke with Mary Sylla, a senior staff attorney with DPA, about what opioid litigation is, why it's so complex, how it ties into our current moment, and what her pie in the sky dream for a settlement would look like.

To see more of Christine's work, visit opioidsettlementtracker.com. For more information on DPA's work to prevent fatal overdose, visit drugpolicy.org/overdose.

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Episode 47: Maia Szalavitz Considers Harm Reduction's Past and Future

Episode 47: Maia Szalavitz Considers Harm Reduction's Past and Future

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Episode 46: The Brotherhood Sister Sol's Dr. Marsha Jean-Charles on the Drug War and the Education System

Episode 46: The Brotherhood Sister Sol's Dr. Marsha Jean-Charles on the Drug War and the Education System

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Episode 45: "Puff or Pass": The Iconic, Ironic D.A.R.E. Shirt

Episode 45: "Puff or Pass": The Iconic, Ironic D.A.R.E. Shirt

In this episode of "Puff or Pass", our series on the portrayal of drugs and drug users in popular culture, DPA's former digital communications interns Dilara Balkan and Marisa Hetzler take us on a jou...

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Episode 44: Screenwriter Priscila García-Jacquier on Challenging the Narcos Narrative

Episode 44: Screenwriter Priscila García-Jacquier on Challenging the Narcos Narrative

Have you ever noticed just how many series, films and documentaries focus on the drug trade? The "narcos" narrative is so popular, and so ingrained, that it's universally known. It's also really probl...

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Episode 43: The Ordinary People Society's Pastor Kenneth Glasgow on the Drug War and the Public Benefits System

Episode 43: The Ordinary People Society's Pastor Kenneth Glasgow on the Drug War and the Public Benefits System

The drug war has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives—and it's time to uproot it. The Drug Policy Alliance has been working closely with other advocacy organizations to create Uprooting the Drug ...

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Episode 42: Movement for Family Power's Lisa Sangoi on the Drug War and the Family Regulation System

Episode 42: Movement for Family Power's Lisa Sangoi on the Drug War and the Family Regulation System

The drug war has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives—and it's time to uproot it. The Drug Policy Alliance has been working closely with other advocacy organizations to create Uprooting the Drug ...

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Episode 41: Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Talks All Drug Decriminalization and Alternatives to Policing

Episode 41: Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Talks All Drug Decriminalization and Alternatives to Policing

As we approach the one-year anniversary of Breonna Taylor's killing, the connection between deeply problematic policing and the criminalization of drugs has never been more apparent. On this episode, ...

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