Jan Hoffman

Jan Hoffman is a health reporter at The New York Times, focusing on drug addiction and health law. She covers treatment and prevention solutions to the addiction crisis as well as the obstacles to implementing them. Her work often highlights the experiences of those affected by drugs, including people who use them, family members, treatment providers, and residents of neighborhoods where drug trafficking occurs. Hoffman has received awards for her reporting on topics such as tranq dope in Philadelphia and gas station heroin, an addictive supplement available in convenience stores and smoke shops. She also covers reproductive rights, tribal child welfare, adolescent mental health, and sexually transmitted diseases. Her other areas of coverage include the national opioid litigation. Hoffman has worked as a staff writer for The Village Voice, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, Mademoiselle, Premiere, New York and Mirabella. She was one of the chief contributors to The Times' Portraits of Grief section which won a Pulitzer Prize for public service. During the pandemic, her work on vaccine hesitancy was part of The Times' coverage of Covid-19, which received a Pulitzer Prize for public service. Hoffman is committed to upholding journalistic ethics and fact-checking rigorously. She seeks out a variety of views and experiences to provide a deeper understanding of complex situations. She can be contacted at hoffman@nytimes.com.