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Opioids
211 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
Excited to be inside the Beltway to help with “Advancing Justice”
Main October 25, 2017Excited to be inside the Beltway to help with "Advancing Justice"Blogging may be light over the next 36 hours because I am in Washington DC to participate…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Should we call it the Sessions effect?: “enthusiastic” federal prosecutors operating at “full throttle” in the Southern District of Ohio
Main October 22, 2017Should we call it the Sessions effect?: "enthusiastic" federal prosecutors operating at "full throttle" in the Southern District of OhioMy local Columbus Dispatch has this fascinating new…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Discussing opioid epidemic, AG Sessions says he is “convinced this is a winnable war”
Main September 22, 2017Discussing opioid epidemic, AG Sessions says he is "convinced this is a winnable war"I have never been too keen on using war rhetoric to describe any activities…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A deep look at “tough on crime” responses to the opioid epidemic
Main September 5, 2017A deep look at "tough on crime" responses to the opioid epidemicGerman Lopez has this lengthy important new Vox piece under the headlined "The new war on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Criminal justice reformers are hooked on drug courts, they should kick the habit”
Main August 5, 2017"Criminal justice reformers are hooked on drug courts, they should kick the habit"The title of this post is the headline of this notable new commentary by Jasmine…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Mississippi opioid task force apparently calling for extreme sentences for heroin dealers
Main August 3, 2017Mississippi opioid task force apparently calling for extreme sentences for heroin dealers In this post yesterday, I noted that recent reports and activity emerging from the Trump…
The Right Coast
One in Three Americans Took Prescription Opioid Painkillers in 2015, Survey Says – NBC News
How many Americans are using prescription opioid painkillers? About one in three. via www.nbcnews.comThat's a lot. But not me! But plenty of people out here do. Quite a few years…
The Right Coast
One in Three Americans Took Prescription Opioid Painkillers in 2015, Survey Says – NBC News
How many Americans are using prescription opioid painkillers? About one in three. via www.nbcnews.comThat's a lot. But not me! But plenty of people out here do. Quite a few years…
The Right Coast
Obamacare Won t Pay For My Back Surgery, But It Will Pay For Opioids
When people call it being between a rock and a hard place I call it choosing between a firing squad and burning at the stake, Joe says. If he doesn…
Healthcare Law Blog
Recent Department of Justice Crackdown on Fraud and Abuse
By Jordan Grushkin, Matthew Goldman
As reported by the New York Times in an article dated July 13, 2017, in an effort to crack down on fraud and abuse, and with a particular focus on…