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Steve O'Keefe

How the Demonization of Addiction Costs Municipalities Lives and Money

Due to stigma and moral hazard, many communities suffer more overdose deaths, lost income and unreimbursed costs.

More States Allow Pharmacists to Prescribe Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder

States are slowly allowing their pharmacists to prescribe opioid use disorder drugs buprenorphine and naltrexone.

Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Addiction Treatment

A team of researchers at Dartmouth University is using AI to scan thousands of social media posts in search of better addiction treatment.

Zuckerberg Wants Out of Lawsuit Over Addictive Algorithms

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is asking a court in California to take him off a lawsuit accusing the company of intentionally-harmful practices.

Contingency Management: Good Medicine That’s Hard to Swallow

Contingency management — the practice of paying small rewards for performance — is generating big rewards for recovery programs.