May 06 Watch 9:17 Does vaping save smokers or create new nicotine addicts? By PBS News Hour E-cigarettes, which produce vapor instead of smoke, are supposed to be a safer nicotine option. But the product is completely unregulated by the federal government, and there’s been little research on its long-term effects. The industry, too, faces uncertainty, as… Continue watching
Mar 29 As HIV epidemic rages in Indiana, lessons to be learned from Vancouver By William Brangham Indiana Governor Mike Pence this week declared a public health emergency because of 79 H.I.V. cases among injection drug-users in the southern part of the state. Continue reading
Feb 19 ASU and Arizona PBS's new project sheds light on the state's deadly heroin problem By Anna Sillers Arizona is one of the first states heroin reaches when it travels into the U.S. from the southwest border and the state has seen a massive increase in heroin use and overdoses in the past year. A new short film… Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 7:28 Why a promising heroin addiction treatment is unavailable in many states By PBS News Hour More than 90 percent of heroin users who detox cold turkey will relapse, but there’s a dispute over prescribing drugs to help addicts get clean and keep them from deadly overdoses. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Ryan Grim of The Huffington… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 6:27 Why is there rampant heroin addiction among Myanmar's jade miners? By PBS News Hour In northern Myanmar, there's an epidemic of heroin addiction and HIV infection among workers who mine for jade. Some believe the government is encouraging the use of drugs as a weapon against their people. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dan Levin… Continue watching
Oct 15 Scientists diagnose first person with Google Glass addiction By Colleen Shalby Scientists have diagnosed the first known case of an Internet addiction disorder brought on by the use of Google Glass. Continue reading
Apr 11 'We want you to get addicted:' App-maker overcomes his own cell-phone addiction By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy How many hours a day do you spend on your phone or tablet? How often do you check Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or other social media sites? College students check their phones an average of 60 times a day, and send… Continue reading
Apr 10 'The Big Book' that gave alcoholics hope in 12 steps turns 75 By Dr. Howard Markel April 10, 1939, marks the publication date of “Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism.” One of the best-selling books of all time (it has sold more than 30 million copies),… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch FDA designs new smoking prevention ad strategy to target teens By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch Why more Americans are getting high -- and overdosing -- on heroin By PBS News Hour Continue watching