Christine Minhee's guest appearances

Christine Minhee

Drugs and Stuff: A Podcast from the Drug Policy Alliance

The Dr. Junkie Show

Maia Szalavitz

Jessie Dunleavy

Marvin Washington

Judith Grisel

Emanuel Sferios

Ben Sessa

Jim Crow

Katie Sullivan

Ro Khanna

Joe Rubin

Kellyanne Conway

Tony Newman

Paul Kivel

Stephanie Webb

Malik Burnett

OwlTail

New York recently announced a $1.8 billion settlement with major drug distributors, and a larger $26 billion "global settlement" scheduled to follow shortly thereafter. But that money won't be devoted to methadone treatment or paying for rehab. It will probably be devoted to making the war on drugs even larger and more violent. This week I sit down with Christine Minhee, author and editor of The Opioid Settlement Tracker, to talk about why this is happening, and how we can prevent the worst of the damage.You can also check out Christine's piece, "The Cure for America's Opioid Crisis? End the War on Drugs." You can also check out John Oliver's website with information (and comedy) related to the Sackler family, Purdue and the opioid epidemic. Support the show

New York recently announced a $1.8 billion settlement with major drug distributors, and a larger $26 billion "global settlement" scheduled to follow shortly thereafter. But that money won't be devoted to methadone treatment or paying for rehab. It will probably be devoted to making the war on drugs even larger and more violent. This week I sit down with Christine Minhee, author and editor of <a href="https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Opioid Settlement Tracker</a>, to talk about why this is happening, and how we can prevent the worst of the damage. You can also check out Christine's piece, <a href="https://www.harvard-jlpp.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2019/04/Calandrillo-Final.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Cure for America's Opioid Crisis? End the War on Drugs."</a> You can also check out <a href="https://www.judgeforyourselves.com/info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Oliver's website </a>with information (and comedy) related to the Sackler family, Purdue and the opioid epidemic. <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1060426/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

#68: Tracking the Opioid Settlements (Christine Minhee)

Today, news broke that the Department of Justice has reached an $8 billion-plus settlement with Purdue Pharma for its role in the opioid crisis. This money should be used to combat the public health emergency of overdose deaths, but another public health emergency -- the COVID-19 pandemic -- has taken hold of media coverage and government spending. As overdose deaths continue to increase, where will this money actually go? We sat down with Christine Minhee, an expert on opioid litigation and creator of the opioid settlement tracker: a project that asks, "Will opioid settlements actually be spent in ways that bolster the public health response to drug addiction?" She spoke with Mary Sylla, a senior staff attorney with DPA, about what opioid litigation is, why it’s so complex, how it ties into our current moment, and what her pie in the sky dream for a settlement would look like.   To see more of Christine’s work, visit opioidsettlementtracker.com. For more information on DPA’s work to prevent fatal overdose, visit drugpolicy.org/overdose.

Today, news broke that the Department of Justice has reached an $8 billion-plus settlement with Purdue Pharma for its role in the opioid crisis. This money should be used to combat the public health emergency of overdose deaths, but another public health emergency -- the COVID-19 pandemic -- has taken hold of media coverage and government spending. As overdose deaths continue to increase, where will this money actually go? We sat down with Christine Minhee, an expert on opioid litigation and creator of the opioid settlement tracker: a project that asks, "Will opioid settlements actually be spent in ways that bolster the public health response to drug addiction?" She spoke with Mary Sylla, a senior staff attorney with DPA, about what opioid litigation is, why it’s so complex, how it ties into our current moment, and what her pie in the sky dream for a settlement would look like. To see more of Christine’s work, visit <a href="https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">opioidsettlementtracker.com</a>. For more information on DPA’s work to prevent fatal overdose, visit <a href="http://drugpolicy.org/issues/drug-overdose" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drugpolicy.org/overdose</a>.

Episode 40: Christine Minhee on the Promises and Perils of Opioid Litigation