Ronnie Solomon
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- Milken Institute1h 0m
Opioid Addiction: A Crisis Fueled by Stigma
Sarah Karlin-Smith, Kelly Clark, Gary Mendell, Andrey Ostrovsky, Nora Volkow, Ronnie Solomon, Michael Golinkoff
A panel of leading experts, including Dr. Kelly Clark and Gary Mendel, identifies deep-seated stigma as a primary driver of the opioid crisis that obstructs effective funding and policy implementation. To combat this, organizations like Shatterproof propose a seven-point strategy shifting addiction from a criminal justice issue to a chronic disease model, while researchers in Rhode Island demonstrate that medication access for released inmates drastically reduces overdose mortality. Despite these clinical victories, persistent structural barriers such as the X-waiver requirement, inadequate federal budget allocations, and restrictive privacy laws continue to hinder widespread adoption of evidence-based treatments.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Opioid Addiction: A Crisis Fueled by Stigma
Robert Redfield, Sarah Carlin-Smith, Dr. Kelly Clark, Gary Mendel, Dr. Andrei Ostrovsky, Jerome Adams, Ronnie Solomon, Michael Golinkoff
A collaborative panel led by Surgeon General officials and researchers from Shatterproof and McKinsey identifies stigma as the primary barrier in the opioid crisis, highlighting how it drives public misunderstanding, provider bias, and critical gaps in Medicaid and federal funding. The group outlines a strategic shift toward humanizing recovery narratives, integrating addiction care into chronic disease management frameworks, and utilizing settlement funds for evidence-based programs to reduce overdose mortality by 50%. By advocating for the removal of restrictive privacy laws like 42 CFR Part 2 and the elimination of the X-waiver, the initiative seeks to dismantle systemic prejudices that currently prevent 60% of treatment facilities from offering FDA-approved medications.