Proud CEO of Alkermes, a company dedicated to creating innovative medicines designed to improve patient lives.

Joined January 2010
.@NIHDirector: MATs are under used & options limited. #NIH #opioidcrisis #opioidepidemic #opioids #opioid #FDA #pharma #biotech
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Richard Pops retweeted
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
@IAmBiotech28 Oct 2016
In a given year, as many as 1 in 5 Americans suffers from clinical depression ow.ly/GW7S305BXXG #mentalhealth
In a 92-to-2 vote, the Senate passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of #CARA! bit.ly/29wpYcb
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Congrats to @jonathanrockoff @Loftus @joewalkerWSJ @JeanneWhalen @pharmalot for being Pulitzer finalists. Be proud of amazing work.
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"We should approach substance abuse as an opportunity to intervene, not incarcerate." —@POTUS in West Virginia xitter.cf/POTUS/status/656894040…
Replying to @POTUS44
So I'm eager to hear from folks in Charleston today on actions we can take to put recovery within reach for anyone who needs it.
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Looking forward to hearing from almost 50 companies this AM including @roche Alkermes, @popsalks, Perrigo & more #JEFHC15
Nearly 1 in 5 adult Americans experienced mental illness in 2013, according to report by @samhsagov : 1.usa.gov/11FZ35m
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A3. The most common cause of #schizophrenia relapse is a failure to take medications as prescribed #healthtalk
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Heroin Deaths in America Doubled in Just Two Years slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/… via @slate
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1 in 4 Americans experience #mentalillness annually. There are secondary victims: a patient’s caregiver. b.globe.com/1CjOEZW
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Richard Pops retweeted
POWERFUL interactive graphic shows the numbers on suicide and addiction. Substance abuse quadruples suicide risk, usat.ly/1sYxzjU
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Overdoses are killing too many. Proud to co-host a bipartisan forum today on the unique challenges posed to #women suffering from #addiction
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Replying to @BioCenturyTV
Congratulations! “@BioCenturyTV: Our 200th show airs Sunday. http://t.co/IQkFifknJT”
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MGH to screen all patients for substance abuse as part of a plan to improve addiction treatment at the hospital ow.ly/yAcHv
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Richard Pops retweeted
Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in the US. Learn more about #MedsInDev: onphr.ma/MentalHealth
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"We have replaced the hospital bed with the jail cell, the homeless shelter and the coffin." US mental health care. usat.ly/1jntMVt
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Some of the nation's counties have only one mental health provider per 55,989 people, usat.ly/P0RSxS
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Richard Pops retweeted
Join @NIMHgov for a webinar TODAY: Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Early Detection, Prevention, and Treatment: 1.usa.gov/1dG15jL
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PHOTO: Vermont @GovPeterShumlin calls for more drug treatment & criminal justice reform at #NGAmtg w/@NatlGovsAssoc
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Replying to @TexasLeftist
.@TexasLeftist Providing treatment to incarcerated population is vital too. 53% of inmates also addicted. #AsktheWH
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