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After the opioid settlement, what to do with the money?
The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreens, plan to pay $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the destructive impact opioids have had on communities. Additionally, the New York attorney general announced that the state will…
“Why Is Amazon Tracking Opioid Use All Over the United States?”
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and the Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Vice story “Why Is Amazon Tracking Opioid Use All Over the United States?” The company’s human resources team…
Sociology Professor Writes ‘Our Problem is Bigger Than Opioids’
Shannon Monnat, an associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, authored an opinion piece for U.S. News and World Report “Our Problem Is Bigger Than Opioids.” Monnat’s recent research showed that, “in…
Opioid Crisis Centers Around Poverty, Expert Says
While many consider the opioid crisis to be a national issue, there are certain areas it hits harder than others. Shannon Monnat, an associate professor of sociology at the Maxwell School, told UPI in a recent interview that economic and social…
White House Too Focused on Commerce Side of Opioid Crisis, Says Public Health Expert
The White House hosted a summit on March 1 to update Americans on the ways the Trump administration is fighting the opioid epidemic. Dessa Bergen-Cico is an associate professor in the Department of Public Health and coordinator of the Addiction…
The Use of Suboxone in Fighting the Opioid Crisis
As opioid addictions continue to ravage parts of the United States, many are wondering why prescriptions for Suboxone, a drug used to fight these addictions, isn’t being prescribed more. For MedPage Today, Falk associate professor Dessa Bergen-Cico discussed the reasons…
Maxwell Associate Professor Shannon Monnat on Solving the Opioid Crisis
Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and the Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, was recently featured as an expert panelist for a New York Times article regarding the opioid crisis in America. The article featured a hypothetical: given $100…