Politics Jan 23 With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law By Claire Rush, Associated Press
Politics Mar 20 California Gov. Newsom calls for bill to provide housing, treatment for homelessness crisis California Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest plan for the state's homelessness crisis asks voters to fund a major expansion of housing and treatment for residents suffering from mental illness and addiction. By Associated Press
Health Jul 03 Watch 5:27 Opioid addiction rates far exceed growth of medically assisted treatment, report finds A new report offers striking revelations about opioid use in the U.S. When insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield analyzed 30 million medical records, it found that roughly 20 percent of patients filled at least one prescription for opioid painkillers… By PBS News Hour
Politics Aug 17 White House launches initiative to combat heroin use The White House is launching a new $5 million initiative to combat heroin use and trafficking of the drug, particularly in states along the East Coast. By Associated Press
Health Aug 02 Watch 3:18 To stem addiction, recreational drug users tapped for clinical abuse trials Major pharmaceutical companies are reportedly recruiting thousands of recreational drug users to test a new generation of medicines that deter addiction, which could have a significant impact in the fight against prescription drug addiction. Financial Times reporter David Crow joins… By PBS News Hour
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 23 11 Wesleyan students hospitalized after using ‘Molly’ By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed Eleven Wesleyan University students were hospitalized this weekend with symptoms consistent with use of the club drug known as Molly. One sophomore is in critical condition. Continue reading
Jun 02 Sleep problems have the same effects on students’ grades as drug abuse, new study finds By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Researchers at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. scoured through 43,000 responses to the 2009 American College Health Association National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey, looking for the connections between sleep problems and academic success. They found… Continue reading
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May 05 Watch Horse Euthanasia Raises Questions After Kentucky Derby This year's Kentucky Derby was marred by the events following the filly Eight Belles' second place finish when she collapsed on the track and was subsequently euthanized. Two experts discuss the state of horse racing and the extremes to which… Continue watching