Oct 04 U.S. heroin overdose deaths more than double in two years By Rialda Zukic The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday that heroin-related overdoses more than doubled from 2010 to 2012. Continue reading
Jul 17 Photo essay: Sex and drugs in an HIV-infected paradise By Jason Kane, Victoria Fleischer Malindi, Kenya: A vacation destination with something for everyone. Sitting on the crystal coast of east Africa, the resort town offers glass-bottomed boat cruises, authentic Italian pasta, sex-for-hire and dirt-cheap heroin. Continue reading
May 20 Heroin seizures on the rise in Northeast By Jordan Vesey The supply and demand for heroin along the East Coast has skyrocketed in recent years with New York City once again at the center of a sophisticated nationwide distribution network. Continue reading
Apr 03 FDA approves at-home heroin overdose treatment By Lauran Neergaard, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved an overdose antidote that doctors could prescribe for family members or caregivers to keep on hand, in a pocket or medicine cabinet. Called Evzio, it's a device that automatically injects the right… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch Monday, February 3, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tonight on the program, we examine the deadly comeback of heroin as use of the dangerous drug in the U.S. has doubled since 2007. Also: Preventing accidents with "talking cars," South Carolina's battle over Medicaid expansion, new media models affecting… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Vermont gov. confronts deadly heroin crisis as public health problem Vermont gov. confronts deadly heroin crisis as public health problem… Continue watching
May 01 Watch Newborns Addicted to Painkillers: Study Finds Troubling Spike in Cases Newborns Addicted to Painkillers: Study Finds Troubling Spike in Cases… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch ‘Raw Opium’ Explores Mixed Results of Global Efforts to Stem Trafficking In "Raw Opium," filmmakers Robert Lang and Peter Findlay travel to the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan to document the illicit global trade of heroin's raw material. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced… Continue watching
Aug 18 Getting High for Less: Easier Access to Better, Cheaper Heroin Cripples Small Towns By Elizabeth Shell By Paul Solman, Kelly Chen and Sarah Svoboda Black tar heroin. Photo via the City of Wichita police department. Note: We've been exploring economic inequality in America this week, and thought it an opportune moment to share something… Continue reading
Aug 18 Getting High for Less: Easier Access to Better, Cheaper Heroin Cripples Small Towns By Paul Solman Black tar heroin. Photo via the City of Wichita police department. Note: We've been exploring economic inequality in America this week, and thought it an opportune moment to share something we had hoped to post the last time… Continue reading