This dataset explores state-specific commercial insurance and Medicaid coverage laws affecting access to medications for opioid use disorder treatment.

This article explores future legal approaches to the opioid crisis, including harm reduction, pharmaceutical accountability, and improved treatment regulation, building on current laws like Good Samaritan and naloxone access.

This article explores EMS responses to heroin and pharmaceutical opioid overdoses in Seattle, highlighting patient demographics, treatment differences, and the importance of standardized case definitions for overdose surveillance.

A survey of Seattle police and paramedics found low awareness of Washington’s Drug Overdose-Naloxone-Good Samaritan Law, though officers supported training for better opioid overdose responses.

This article explores adolescent opioid abuse, emphasizing the roles of parents and prescribers in education, safe storage, and proper disposal of medications to prevent misuse, as highlighted through two related studies.