Nov 03 China disputes Trump’s claim of ‘flood’ of fentanyl into U.S. By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press BEIJING — A Chinese official on Friday disputed President Donald Trump's claim that the deadly opioid fentanyl that is flooding the U.S. is mostly produced in China, just days before a visit by Trump at which he has said he… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 11:15 Synthetic opioids are driving an overdose crisis By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson Fifty times more powerful than heroin, Fentanyl is driving a surge in overdose deaths and ratcheting up the stakes in the opioid crisis. Where does the synthetic drug come from, and how can it be managed? William Brangham reports from… Continue watching
Oct 03 Poll: Most Americans think Trump hasn’t done enough to fix opioid crisis By Laura Santhanam Only 2 percent of adults nationwide said the country’s opioid problem improved over the last year. Continue reading
Sep 13 5 important stories you may have missed By Erica R. Hendry, Larisa Epatko, Jenny Marder There are more drug overdose deaths than we thought, China is phasing out the production of gas-powered vehicles and other news you might have missed. Continue reading
Sep 12 WATCH: McCaskill leads roundtable on role of drug manufacturers in the opioid crisis By Laura Santhanam Watch the discussion about what factors have fed the opioid crisis live starting at 11 a.m. Continue reading
Jul 06 Prescription opioids tripled between 1999 and 2015, CDC says By Laura Santhanam The amount of opioids prescribed in 2015 was enough for every American to be medicated around the clock for three weeks, according to a new CDC report. Continue reading
Jun 14 5 important stories that have nothing to do with the Russia investigations By Laura Santhanam, Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas, Iman Smith, Andrew Wagner Here are five important stories that were overlooked in the media frenzy. Continue reading
May 26 Column: Close the postal system loophole that allows opioid shipments into the U.S. By Juliette Kayyem, STAT A loophole in the global postal system allows overseas dealers to mail opioids directly to Americans’ doorsteps, writes Juliette Kayyem, faculty director of the Homeland Security Project at the Harvard Kennedy School. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 9:30 How will harsher sentences affect the flow of drugs in the U.S.? By PBS News Hour Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered federal prosecutors across the country to revive some of the toughest practices of the decades-old "war on drugs," reversing Obama administration policies that aimed to lessen the federal prison population. Hari Sreenivasan talks to… Continue watching
May 08 As fentanyl death toll spikes, states step up their interventions By Christine Vestal, Stateline With the advent of fentanyl and other highly potent synthetic drugs, many states are amplifying those policies and adding new programs to protect drug users from deadly contaminants in heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs. Continue reading