opioids Archives

Officials Tried To Meet In Private About Opioid Settlement Spending. We Got A Transcript Anyway.

In public health listening session that Northampton tried to take off the record, experts lamented diminishing resources available to fight epidemic

JONATHAN GERHARDSON March 31, 2026

Salem’s Stalled Solution: City Sits On Opioid Remediation Funds As Crisis Continues

Local officials defend the slow rollout of settlement money, while critics question why more than half-a-million dollars remains unspent

ADAM NUÑEZ March 31, 2026

Can Massachusetts Lead The World In Psychedelic Opioid Treatment?

Lawmakers advance competing psychedelic therapy bills, are poised to weigh landmark programs for ibogaine and psilocybin

JACK GORSLINE March 25, 2026

BINJ Ed Director Talks Massachusetts Opioid Settlement Coverage At NICAR

Chris Faraone joined cohort from Data-Driven Reporting Project at Northwestern University

BOSTON INSTITUTE FOR NONPROFIT JOURNALISM March 12, 2026

Public Health Officials Holding Opioid Remediation Fund Listening Sessions In Western Mass

With tens of millions still unspent, Massachusetts is soliciting public input on how to use money meant to mitigate damage wrought by the opioid epidemic

CHRIS FARAONE March 11, 2026

Millions In Opioid Settlement Funds Are Still Sitting Idle In Mass Municipalities

The state tried to withhold information on how cities and towns are spending opioid remediation dollars. From non-spenders to funding of police, here’s what the data shows.

JONATHAN GERHARDSON February 11, 2026

Don’t Lose Sight Of These Massachusetts Issues Through The National Shitstorm

Leave the sucking up to Bay State power to other news outlets. We’re still covering malfeasance, police, and surveillance.

CHRIS FARAONE January 30, 2026

Delays, Denials, Determinations: State Health Dept. Slowwalks Media Records Requests

The DPH has fought BINJ on releasing opioid settlement spending data. It’s part of an opaque pattern that reflects a flawed Massachusetts public information law.

JONATHAN GERHARDSON January 22, 2026

Meet The Massachusetts Advocate Challenging The Opioid Recovery Establishment

“The systems that refuse to evolve, that cling to nearly 100-year-old faith-based pseudoscience … are a huge part of why we can’t seem to solve this problem”

CHRIS FARAONE December 15, 2025

Massachusetts Spent A Record Amount Of Its Opioid Settlement Funds Last Year. But On What?

Examining the unpublished FY25 remediation fund report obtained for this article, including spending on services and equity grants, and millions of dollars unaccounted for

JONATHAN GERHARDSON November 5, 2025