Sep 29 Watch 4:37 Opioid addiction is the biggest drug epidemic in U.S. history. How’d we get here? By PBS NewsHour Every day brings another story about the depth of the country’s opioid crisis. A rise of pain killer prescriptions from doctors and a pharmaceutical industry eager to boost sales in the 1990s sparked a wave of addiction that shot up… Continue watching
Sep 28 Twitter chat: America’s unhealthy relationship with opioids By Lora Strum As a part of the PBS NewsHour series "American Addicted," NewsHour will host a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. ET Friday, Sept. 29 to talk about opioid use and substance abuse. 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 Opioid education is now a college requirement in this state By Nick Roll, Inside Higher Ed Can prevention and education programs be effective measures for stemming the opioid crisis? A new Maryland law raises the question. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 11:38 Christie: After Sandy, Congress learned its lesson for Harvey aid By PBS NewsHour Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey in 2012 and killed more than 150 people. As Florida copes with Tropical Storm Irma and Texas rebuilds in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Sep 06 WATCH: McCaskill announces findings of opioid report By Laura Santhanam Sen. Claire McCaskill is expected to speak around 2:30 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Aug 10 WATCH: Trump says he’ll make opioid crisis a ‘national emergency’ By Associated Press He tells reporters the drug crisis afflicting the nation is a "serious problem the likes of which we have never had" and says he's drawing up documents "to so attest."… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 6:02 Nashville’s mayor lost her son to opioids. Here’s what she thinks will save families from that pain By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Aug 08 Column: How Big Pharma is hindering the fight against the opioid epidemic By Robin Feldman, The Conversation While opioids have become easier to obtain through illicit markets, a drug that could save countless lives has become increasingly out of reach. Continue reading
Aug 03 Why this West Virginia mayor says Trump should set aside party politics By Laura Santhanam Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, the leader of the city where Trump held his rally, said “labels don’t matter.” What does matter is working together on issues like the opioid crisis, which has ravaged his city. Continue reading