Lev Facher, who covers substance use and addiction, is on leave for the 2026-2027 academic year as a Knight-Wallace Fellow. His reporting has explored Americans' deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, controversies surrounding harm reduction, and recent innovations in addiction medicine.
Lev has worked at STAT since 2016, previously as a Washington correspondent focused on prescription drug pricing, federal biomedical research agencies, and the government's response to Covid-19. He's best reached by email or on Signal: @levfacher.51.
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