Yngvild Olsen

1 month ago | jamanetwork.com | Eli Cahan |Joshua M. Sharfstein |Yngvild Olsen |Sara Whaley

In the span of 30 days, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sued both CVS and Walgreens, along with dozens of their state subsidiaries. The country’s largest pharmacy chains—which collectively operate more than 17 000 storefronts—aided and abetted the opioid epidemic, the federal lawsuits—filed last December and this January, respectively—allege.

Jul 21, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Christopher Jones |Yngvild Olsen |Mir Ali |Tisamarie B Sherry

Key PointsQuestion  In what way do the characteristics of clinicians who received Drug Addiction Treatment Act (DATA) waivers under the 2021 education-exempted US Department of Health and Human Services buprenorphine practice guidelines differ from those who obtained their DATA waiver through traditional waiver approval pathways?