SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Opiant”) (NASDAQ: OPNT), a specialty pharmaceutical company developing medicines to treat addictions and drug overdose, announced today that it is changing the format of its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”) from an in-person meeting to a virtual one due to public health concerns surrounding the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and to prioritize the health and well-being of its employees, shareholders and other community members. The original date and time of the 2020 Annual Meeting, as well as the matters to be voted on at the 2020 Annual Meeting, remain unchanged.