States are allocating hundreds of millions. Officials weigh spreading it among treatment, recovery, prevention and harm reduction.

Econ Extra Credit newsletter #155

Econ Extra Credit newsletter #154

Econ Extra Credit newsletter #152

When a new operator took over an addiction treatment center in Nashville, former employees say they saw cutbacks.

Right now, only 5% of people battling opioid use disorder have access to the treatments. The Biden Administration wants universal access by 2025.

The deal marks a shift in how tribes are treated when they seek financial restitution from corporations in the courts.

Roughly 5% of the state’s babies are born with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Families taking them in say they feel unprepared for the task.

About 85% of the children in state custody have a parent who struggles with substance use disorder. The system is straining to care for them.

To battle opioid overdoses, experts want businesses to think of naloxone like an EpiPen.