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Nation Aug 18

Woman agrees to plead guilty to selling fatal dose of ketamine to Matthew Perry

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Nation Dec 17

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Watch 10:21
Opioid crisis renews focus on expanding access to methadone treatment

While the numbers are finally starting to decline, more than 74,000 Americans are still dying every year from opioid overdoses. Despite that, very few people who are struggling with addiction get treatment. William Brangham looks at the renewed focus on…

By William Brangham, Mike Fritz

Nation Nov 13

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Overdose deaths down in U.S., providing experts hope for ongoing decline

New government data shows that U.S. drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline.

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Health Feb 21

New England Towns Struggle With Opioid And Heroin Epidemic
New study sheds light on ripple effects of overdose deaths

Since 2000, 1.1 million people have fatally overdosed in the United States, and a new study helps quantify the profound depth of suffering.

By Laura Santhanam

Health Dec 02

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How dozens of U.S. adolescents are dying of drug overdoses each month, shown in 3 charts

Drug overdoses are killing young Americans in unprecedented numbers: The monthly total rose from 31 in July 2019 to 87 in May 2021, the period with the most recent data.

By Ty Schepis, The Conversation

Jun 23

WATCH: Attorney General Garland holds news briefing on fighting fentanyl supply

By Associated Press

The Justice Department has announced it has filed criminal charges against four Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and eight people over allegations they illegally trafficked precursor chemicals for fentanyl.

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May 08

Effectiveness of safe injection sites to be evaluated in government-backed study

By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

The grant will study three sites where people can use heroin and other drugs and be revived if they take too much. it will evaluate whether these interventions can make a dent in the nation's overdose epidemic.

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Apr 01

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How FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan sales affects the opioid crisis

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery

This week, the FDA approved nationwide over-the-counter sales of Narcan, the brand name version of the generic overdose reversal drug naloxone. Overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., driven in large part by opioid use. Dr.

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Aug 16

Watch 8:44
St. Louis combats opioid crisis as overdose deaths skyrocket among Black Americans

By John Yang, Mike Fritz

More Americans died from drug overdoses last year than ever before. And while deaths are up across nearly every demographic since the start of the pandemic, there’s been an especially alarming spike in overdose deaths among Black Americans. John Yang…

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Jun 27

WATCH: House Oversight hearing on federal response to drug addiction and overdose crisis

By News Desk

The hearing was held to evaluate the Biden administration’s 2022 National Drug Control Strategy, which aims to reduce the availability of dangerous substances while also ensuring treatment for addiction by approaching it as a disease.

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