Oct 24 Watch 11:13 Trump signs opioid bill, father who lost son says we need a bigger ‘Band-aid’ On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed a bill that will expand access to certain kinds of opioid treatment. Keith Humphreys, former drug policy advisor during the Obama and Bush administrations, and Gary Mendell, the CEO of an addiction recovery nonprofit,… Continue watching
Oct 23 U.S. health chief says overdose deaths beginning to level off By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press The number of U.S. drug overdose deaths has begun to level off after years of relentless increases driven by the opioid epidemic, health secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday, cautioning it's too soon to declare victory. Continue reading
Aug 16 WATCH: Trump asks Sessions to file federal lawsuit against opioid manufacturers Trump is asking Sessions to look out for opioids coming into the U.S. from China and Mexico, saying those countries are "sending their garbage and killing our people."… Continue reading
May 02 As opioid crisis grows, babies and moms with hepatitis C fly under the radar By Laura Santhanam Among pregnant women, the hepatitis C infection rate nearly doubled in five years, fueled primarily by injection drug use linked to the opioid crisis, and the medical community is increasingly concerned that mothers and infants may go undetected and untreated… Continue reading
Apr 09 The 6 issues Congress is most likely to tackle before the midterms By Lisa Desjardins Congress has 70 to 80 legislative days left before the election. Here are the issues with the best chances of seeing legislative action before voters head to the polls this fall. Continue reading
Apr 04 Places with legal marijuana issue fewer opioid prescriptions, large studies find By Kate Sheridan, STAT An analysis of more than five years of Medicare Part D and Medicaid prescription data found that after states legalized weed, the number of opioid prescriptions and the daily dose of opioids went way down. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Trump says U.S. ‘must get tough’ with drug dealers in opioid crisis By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Trump unveiled his plan to combat the nation's deadly opioid addiction in a speech Monday in Manchester, New Hampshire, a state ravaged by the drug. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 6:49 To solve opioid epidemic, governors say there need to be federal dollars behind pledges By PBS News Hour The governors of Maryland and Oregon are making an urgent call for greater federal help to deal with the opioid epidemic in their hard-hit states. Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., and Gov. Kate Brown, D-Ore., sit down with William Brangham to… Continue watching
Mar 07 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Saher Khan The 24-hour news cycle is filled with political coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
Mar 06 Emergency department visits for opioid overdoses rise by 30 percent in a year By Laura Santhanam Emergency department visits linked to opioid overdoses are on the rise, and new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday show virtually no sign of improvement across much of the U.S. Continue reading