Oct 09 How a brain gets hooked on opioids By Nsikan Akpan, Julia Griffin Here is the neuroscience behind how opioids overtake the human brain. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 12:09 Former drug users work on the front lines of the opioid crisis in Rhode Island By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Frank Carlson They visit overdose victims in the hospital. They hand out lifesaving drugs on the streets and educate their peers about their own relapses. In Rhode Island, former drug addicts are the most valuable fighters on the front lines of the… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 3:01 The shame of addiction turned my life into a lie. Here’s what saved my family By PBS News Hour Keeping up appearances as a family hid the denial and shame Anita Devlin felt as her son struggled with an addiction to opioid painkillers. But when she finally shared their experience, it opened the door to healing and recovery. Devlin,… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 4:38 Fighting the stigma of opioid addiction with stories of recovery By PBS NewsHour People working on the front lines of the opioid crisis at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation offer their Brief but Spectacular takes on addiction and recovery. Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 10:14 How the opioid crisis decimated the American workforce By PBS News Hour In northeastern Ohio, employers say they see jobseekers all the time who look like "the walking dead," would-be workers struggling with opioid addiction. The problem is so great, reports economics correspondent Paul Solman, that it's had a noticeable effect on… Continue watching
Oct 05 ‘Boosting’ to support her habit — one woman’s nightmare By Paul Solman As part of the NewsHour’s series on the opioid epidemic, Paul Solman interviewed Donna Dibo, a former addict who is participating in a jobs training program in Youngstown, Ohio. Dibo recalled her struggling with opioid addiction and its impact on… Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH LIVE: Senate committee weighs federal response to opioid crisis By Laura Santhanam The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. ET to discuss how well the federal government has responded to a mounting public health crisis over opioids. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 9:59 Understanding the science of pain, with the help of virtual reality By PBS News Hour 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
Oct 02 Watch 12:29 A community overwhelmed by opioids By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane At the epicenter of America's opioid epidemic, Huntington, West Virginia’s growing addiction problem has overwhelmed everyone from first responders to business owners to newborns. So far, the city's robust efforts to fight back haven't been enough to curb the overdoses. Continue watching