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  • Addiction Reporter, STAT
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Lev Facher is a Washington Correspondent for STAT, reporting on the politics of health, science and medicine. He's a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, where he studied economics and worked as the managing editor of The Michigan Daily. He has previously interned for the Student Press Law Center, Michigan Radio and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Booze schmooze: The alcohol industry, frazzled by headwinds, wields its power behind the scenes

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By Isabella Cueto Verified, Lev Facher Verified
| Wine Business Monthly Verified
Len Lichtenfeld had a long-overdue apology to make. He was haunted in late 2024 by an exchange with a New York Times reporter almost a decade earlier, during which Lichtenfeld defended the American Cancer Society’s official stance that a drink or two a day was safe, even for cancer prevention. There was mounting evidence to the contrary, which he knew from epidemiologists on staff, but didn’t mention.
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Trump administration cuts up to $1.9B from mental health, addiction treatment

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By Lev Facher Verified
| Flipboard
3 hours ago The Trump administration sent shockwaves through the U.S. mental health and drug addiction system late Tuesday, sending hundreds of termination letters, effective immediately, for federal grants supporting health services. Shots - Health News Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags …
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ICYMI: Senator Hassan Launches Investigation Into ... | U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire

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By Lev Facher Verified, Ben Breen
| senate.gov
WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, Senator Maggie Hassan, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, recently launched an investigation into whether patients at for-profit methadone clinics encounter unnecessary barriers when seeking lifesaving methadone treatment for opioid addiction. The investigation is a part of Senator Hassan’s longstanding efforts to expand access to medication-assisted treatment, including methadone, for opioid use disorder.
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