Nov 02 Treating the opioid babies By Dr. Amber Robins A doctor working in the Appalachian foothills watches a town and its newborns on the brink of a public health epidemic. Continue reading
Nov 01 How should we fight the opioid crisis? A White House commission offered these 56 strategies By Laura Santhanam The final report by the commission, chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, now awaits review by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 8:10 What advocates on the front lines of the opioid crisis want to see from Trump’s public health emergency By PBS News Hour In declaring a public health emergency over the opioid epidemic, President Trump called for the creation of a national media campaign to reduce drug use among young people. As part of our “America Addicted” series, William Brangham speaks with Gary… Continue watching
Oct 27 LISTEN: This blues song tells the story of the opioid crisis — and the ‘white coat men’ who started it By Laura Santhanam Singer-songwriter Marcus Oglesby said he found inspiration to write a song about opioids when he took a hard look at the place and people that raised him and found his West Virginia hometown transformed. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 7:51 Trump calls for new action, not new money, to tackle opioid crisis By PBS News Hour President Trump on Thursday declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency and announced several initiatives to reduce the nation's overdose problem. But critics said these actions don’t go far enough and that more funding is needed. William Brangham reports,… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 7:34 What happens now that the opioid crisis is officially a public health emergency? By PBS News Hour President Trump has officially designated the opioid epidemic as a public health emergency. Besides the symbolism, what does the declaration mean for tackling the crisis? William Brangham speaks with Bertha Madras of the President’s Commission on Combatting the Opioid Crisis… Continue watching
Oct 26 WATCH: Donald Trump declares opioid crisis a public health emergency By Laura Santhanam President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency, but provided no new funds to confront this problem nor took media questions during a press briefing in the White House East Room Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 25 Fact or fiction: Do redheads feel more pain? By Julia Griffin, Nsikan Akpan Redheads are rumored feel more pain and need more painkillers than their blonde and brown-haired cousins, but the science itself is murky. Continue reading
Oct 24 What works to educate kids about the dangers of opioid use? By Lora Strum, Vic Pasquantonio A comprehensive approach to drug education that builds students' decision-making, goal-setting and self-management skills may work best. Continue reading
Oct 23 ‘Oh, they’re on the pills. We don’t really see them anymore.’ By Mary Jo Brooks Author William Brewer didn’t want to write a book about the drug crisis decimating his state, but it was a topic he couldn’t avoid. Watching the people around him succumb to addiction, he set out to capture the crisis in… Continue reading