Resources
Fox Business News: The Evening Edit
May 18, 2022 – in an interview with The Evening Edit, Opiant CEO, Dr Roger Crystal, talks about recent CDC data on drug overdose and why Opiant, the company that created NARCAN Nasal Spray, recently completed clinical trials on a successor the Company believes better tailored to the current public health threat from synthetic opioids.
Cheddar TV: Cheddar Innovation
April 25, 2022 – in an interview with Cheddar TV, Opiant CEO, Dr Roger Crystal speaks with Cheddar TV about how an investigational treatment by Opiant that is undergoing trials in Europe may help people with Alcohol Use Disorder.
Alcohol Awareness Month
April 25, 2022 – in an interview with Varney & Co, Opiant CEO, Dr Roger Crystal, talks about alcohol use disorder and an investigational treatment by Opiant that is undergoing trials in Europe that may help people with this serious condition.
NBC4 News: Overdose on LA street
October 8, 2021 – Opiant CEO, Dr Roger Crystal, used NARCAN® Nasal Spray to treat a man suffering an apparent opioid overdose on an LA street.
Treatment of overdose in the synthetic opioid era
Published in October 2021 by Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Empowering Individuals to Help Stop the Opioid Epidemic
November 8, 2021 – A panel of experts bring different geographic and occupational perspectives to discuss the ever-important role of bystanders, local communities, and first responders in reversing the tragic trajectory of the opioid crisis.
Changing the Opioid Epidemic Demands Innovation
August 31, 2021 – Overdoses from illegal synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, have skyrocketed, accounting for more than 57,000 deaths in 2020.
Overdose deaths top 100,000 in a single year
November 18, 2021 – As overdose deaths top 100,000 in a single year, Opiant CEO Dr. Roger Crystal on how fentanyl has worsened the opioid crisis, the importance of overdose preparedness, and Opiant’s work to confront this public health issue.
News Tonight with Chance Seales
October 7, 2021 – In an interview with Chance Seales on News Tonight, Dr. Roger Crystal, Opiant CEO, spoke about the approaches we can take to treat opioid use disorder and opioid overdose in the U.S.
Opioid epidemic was made ‘much worse’ during pandemic
June 30, 2021 – Speaking with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business News, Dr. Roger Crystal, CEO of Opiant Pharmaceuticals and inventor of the NARCAN® nasal spray, says the best way to combat the opioid epidemic is to reduce demand and previews a new opioid rescue medicine.