Addictions are chronic brain diseases that can be treated medically
Opiant is a pharmaceutical company with a mission to create best-in-class medicines for the treatment of addictions and drug overdose.
We are headquartered in Santa Monica, with additional offices in London, UK.
Statistics
Patient population with addictions and drug overdose
Over 20 million people are affected by addictions and drug overdose in the United States.
with emergency room visits with Acute Cannabinoid Overdose
with Alcohol Use Disorder
with Opioid Use Disorder and 48k opioid-related overdose deaths annually
PIPELINE
Our pipeline
In response to a growing public health need, Opiant is developing products to treat addictions and drug overdose.
Spotlight
The latest from Opiant

Fighting the Opioid Crisis – FOX Business
October 21, 2019 – Opiant CEO Roger Crystal on The Claman Countdown discusses the fight on the opioid crisis.

Fighting the Opioid Crisis – Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria”
August 3, 2018 – Opiant CEO Dr. Roger Crystal discusses NARCAN® following singer Demi Lovato’s hospitalization.

Meeting of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and Opioid Crisis
September 27, 2017 – Opiant CEO Dr. Roger Crystal testifies before the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.
Opiant Pharmaceuticals Announces Additional $3.5 million Funding Under BARDA Contract for OPNT003 Nasal Nalmefene Development Program
SANTA MONICA, Calif. , Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Opiant Pharmaceuticals , Inc. (“Opiant”) (NASDAQ: OPNT) today announced an additional commitment of up to $3.5 million from…
Opiant Pharmaceuticals Secures $50 Million in Convertible Debt Financing
SANTA MONICA, Calif. , Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Opiant Pharmaceuticals , Inc. (“Opiant”) (NASDAQ: OPNT), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing medicines to treat addictions…
Opiant Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Biopharmaceutical Leader Craig A. Collard as Chairman to its Board of Directors
SANTA MONICA, Calif. , Dec. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Opiant Pharmaceuticals , Inc. (“Opiant”) (NASDAQ: OPNT), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing medicines to treat addictions…
January 11, 2021 – January 15, 2021 : JP Morgan Healthcare Conference 2021
November 19, 2020 1:45 PM EST : Jefferies 2020 Virtual London Healthcare Conference
November 12, 2020 4:30 PM EST : Opiant Pharmaceuticals Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results Conference Call
Cannabinoid1 (CB‐1) receptor antagonists: a molecular approach to treating acute cannabinoid overdose
Published in 2020 by the Journal of Neural Transmission.
Fighting fire with fire: development of intranasal nalmefene to treat synthetic opioid overdose
Published in April 2019 by ASPET Journals.
Intranasal naloxone rapidly occupies brain mu-opioid receptors in human subjects
Published in March 2019 by American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.
Lessons from a doctor and CEO on the US’s opioid crisis
April 14, 2020 – Roger Crystal set out to impact healthcare at a ‘societal’ level. The doctor who developed the NARCAN® Nasal Spray says he is proud to see its impact on the opioid crisis in the United States: the opioid overdose reversal medicine has saved a large number of lives.
Opiant donates to organizations supporting patients vulnerable to substance use disorders during COVID-19
Opiant donated $40,000 to the International Association of Fire Fighters Foundation, the Association of Recovery in Higher Education, the Harm Reduction Coalition and the UK’s Action on Addiction.