opioids
Boulder Care takes in funding as its opioid telehealth program yields industry-leading retention rates
The company is serving several thousand patients and growing its footprint as a value-add employee benefit.
Snapchat says it’s getting better at finding illicit drug dealers before users do
Snapchat has faced increasing criticism in recent years as the opioid crisis plays out on social media, often with tragic results. In October, an NBC investigation reported the stories of…
Bicycle Health, the virtual opioid use disorder therapy service, will soon be available in 25 states
The startup opioid use disorder therapy service Bicycle Health will soon be available to patients in half the country, just three years after its launch in 2017, according to founder…
Boulder Care opioid treatment platform picks up traction during coronavirus
With the regulations around telehealth changing rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, an opioid treatment platform with a digital component is finally finding a strong market foothold after facing a mountain…
Practice Fusion, once backed by top VCs, pushed doctors to prescribe opioids in kickback scheme
Practice Fusion, a medical records startup that attracted more than $150 million from VCs, including at Founders Fund, Kleiner Perkins and Artis Ventures, has received its share of negative press…
The first US clinical trial of using an in-brain chip to fight opioid addiction is now underway
Opioid addiction is easily one of the top widespread healthcare issues facing the U.S., and research indicates we’re nowhere near achieving any kind of significant mitigating solution. But a team…
Google makes it easier to find prescription drug disposal sites
In an effort to combat the opioid crisis, Google will begin labeling places where people can safely dispose of their prescription drugs. Now, users can find clearly labeled drug disposal…
Dealers remain on Instagram as it pushes drug searchers to treatment
You don’t have to search too hard to find Xanax and Fentanyl dealers posting their phone numbers all over Instagram, but at least it’s starting to push people toward addiction…
Facebook cracks down on opioid dealers after years of neglect
Facebook’s role in the opioid crisis could become another scandal following yesterday’s release of harrowing new statistics from the Center for Disease Control. It estimated there were nearly 30,000 synthetic…
