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Prescription Drugs

Learn more about spending and pricing for prescription drugs, the dangers of opioid abuse arising from prescribed opioids and illicit substances, and solutions to lower spending.

Infographics

May 12, 2020

The Evolution of the Opioid Crisis: 2000-2018

This series of interactive infographics depict how the crisis caused by opioid abuse and overdose deaths has not only grown in magnitude since 2000, but has also changed in character.

Prescription Drugs / Social Determinants of Health / Substance Use

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Infographics

June 15, 2021

Dying from Drugs: A New Look at Overdose Deaths in the U.S.

Prescription Drugs / Substance Use

Infographics

May 13, 2021

Stimulant Deaths on the Rise, Compounded by Rise in Synthetic Opioids

Prescription Drugs / Substance Use

Infographics

April 02, 2021

Synthetic Opioids Driving a Worsening Crisis of Overdose Deaths

Prescription Drugs / Social Determinants of Health / Substance Use

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Grantees Covering Prescription Drugs

Genevieve Kanter, University of Pennsylvania

Research Grants

January 01, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Medically Integrated Dispensing in Oncology

Genevieve Kanter, University of Pennsylvania

Adam Sacarny, Columbia University

Research Grants

March 01, 2021 - February 28, 2022

Nudging Providers to Curtail Dangerous Opioid Prescribing and Improve the Safety of the Health Care Delivery System

Adam Sacarny, Columbia University

Aaron Mitchell, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Research Grants

January 01, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Can Conflict of Interest with the Drug Industry Harm Patients?

Aaron Mitchell, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Journalism Grants

November 25, 2019 - December 31, 2021

The Journalist’s Resource

Journalist's Resource, a project of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy