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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.

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Jun 16

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WATCH: Trump’s opioid commission launches new look at health crisis

By Laura Santhanam

https://youtu.be/dzg-WhYGSe4 New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he never felt uncomfortable telling people about his mother’s lung cancer after she smoked cigarettes for decades. But he wonders if he would have been as open if she instead consumed heroin instead…

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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.

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May 05

Draft proposal shows the Trump administration may gut the drug czar’s office

By Laura Santhanam

The Trump administration is considering drastic cuts that would all but eliminate the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a White House official and agency email confirmed to the NewsHour Friday. According to a draft proposal obtained by NewsHour,…

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Mar 29

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Here’s what Trump’s new executive order means for opioid addiction

By Laura Santhanam

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will lead a commission designed to combat opioid addiction, part of Trump's plan to fight the crisis.

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Mar 28

McCaskill launches investigation of opioid drugmakers

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Sen. Claire McCaskill said prescription opioid sales have quadrupled since 1999, taking a financial toll on the government and a deadly toll on consumers.

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Mar 02

How will the Trump administration change the war on opioids?

By Laura Santhanam

With an historic rise in fatal drug overdoses nationwide and a new president in the White House, the future is uncertain for programs trying to combat a growing public health crisis: opioid addiction.

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Mar 01

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Baltimore turns to a life-saving opioid overdose antidote, but it’s no cure for the crisis

By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson

With overdose deaths from opioids on the rise across the country, Baltimore has begun training everyday citizens to use a life-saving antidote as one tool to combat the crisis, and the approach is catching on. But while many more states…

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Feb 28

In the war on heroin, Baltimore drug programs face an uncertain future

By Laura Santhanam

In 2015, Baltimore wrote a city-wide prescription for a heroin antidote. Two years later, as the city tries to expand access to addiction treatment, will the White House support its mission?…

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Oct 31

Opioid poisoning tripled among toddlers as U.S. painkiller crisis ballooned

By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News

A study published Monday highlights a surprising group of patients suffering from opioid poisoning: adolescents, children and even toddlers.

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