• WATCH: Trump signs orders postponing some tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada

    WATCH: Trump signs orders postponing some tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada

    Mar 06, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... has said that so long as the threat of tariffs continue, Ontario’s position will not change. Lutnick said that he will be watching fentanyl overdose deaths in the U.S. as a key “metric” he will focus on when evaluating Canada and Mexico's efforts to combat the synthetic ...

  • Fact-checking Trump's 2025 address to Congress

    Fact-checking Trump's 2025 address to Congress

    Mar 05, 2025 05:26 PM EDT

    WATCH: Drug overdose deaths dropped nationwide. Experts are working to understand why In fiscal year 2024, border officials seized nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl across U.S. borders. Less than 1% of that fentanyl, 43 pounds, was seized at the U.S.-Canadian border. In January 2025, border officials ...

  • A look inside Canada’s last-minute efforts to avert Trump’s steep tariffs

    A look inside Canada’s last-minute efforts to avert Trump’s steep tariffs

    Mar 01, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    David McGuinty: We know what seriously limited means. It means as little as possible if no fentanyl, because fentanyl is a terrible scourge wreaking havoc in both of our countries. There are some days on a per capita basis, there are more Canadians dying from fentanyl and opiate overdoses than ...

  • Community pharmacies are closing. Here's what to do if your neighborhood location does too

    Community pharmacies are closing. Here's what to do if your neighborhood location does too

    Feb 22, 2025 05:56 PM EDT

    ... your native language, independent pharmacy business owners may be active in your community, and many locations offer over-the-counter products like hormonal contraception, the overdose-reversal drug naloxone and hearing aids. You may also consider locations – especially corporate-owned pharmacies – that also offer urgent care or primary care services ...

  • New research finds rural Americans don’t live as long as city-dwellers

    New research finds rural Americans don’t live as long as city-dwellers

    Feb 15, 2025 07:05 PM EDT

    WATCH: Wider access to Narcan helps rural communities fight overdose deaths The main causes of deaths of despair – drug overdoses, liver disease and suicide – have also been called “diseases of despair.” But the conditions we study, such as heart disease, could similarly be influenced by social and economic prospects. And ...

  • Trump administration ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs' assets

    Trump administration ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs' assets

    Feb 07, 2025 02:48 PM EDT

    ... The Trump administration has made combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S. a priority. The opioid is blamed for some 70,000 overdose deaths annually. The Justice Department on Wednesday also shifted its approach to enforcement of a World War II-era law known as the Foreign ...

  • FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids

    FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids

    Jan 31, 2025 03:43 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx for short-term pain that often follows ...

  • Marianne Faithfull, British singer, actor and pop icon, dies at 78

    Marianne Faithfull, British singer, actor and pop icon, dies at 78

    Jan 30, 2025 09:25 PM EDT

    ... and physical pain. She had become addicted to heroin in the late '60s, suffered a miscarriage while seven months pregnant and nearly died from an overdose of sleeping pills. (Jagger, meanwhile, had an affair with Pallenberg and had a baby with actor Marsha Hunt). By the early '70s, Faithfull was ...

  • As recovering addicts age, many struggle to get care for long-term health issues

    As recovering addicts age, many struggle to get care for long-term health issues

    Jan 12, 2025 10:10 PM EDT

    The graying of America is being reflected in the nation’s drug crisis. Even as overdose deaths drop, millions of aging former drug users are living with long-term health challenges exacerbated by their previous substance use. We hear from a number of people in recovery about their experiences, and ...

  • New mothers face barriers getting the mental health care so many need

    New mothers face barriers getting the mental health care so many need

    Dec 31, 2024 11:30 PM EDT

    Maternal mortality rates have soared in the U.S. to nearly three times those of other high-income countries. Over 20 percent of deaths among new mothers are from suicide and overdose. Researchers and service providers have made progress in addressing postpartum depression and anxiety, but barriers to care remain ...