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Oct 03

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How McKinsey has influenced companies and governments behind the scenes for decades

By Amna Nawaz

A new book attempts to shed light on an extremely effective but little understood organization. The consulting firm McKinsey & Company has influenced companies and governments behind the scenes for decades. In their new book, New York Times investigative reporters…

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Aug 16

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St. Louis combats opioid crisis as overdose deaths skyrocket among Black Americans

By John Yang, Mike Fritz

More Americans died from drug overdoses last year than ever before. And while deaths are up across nearly every demographic since the start of the pandemic, there’s been an especially alarming spike in overdose deaths among Black Americans. John Yang…

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Jun 29

How the opioid crisis is driving deaths and abuse in prisons

By LJ Dawson, Kaiser Health News

The alcohol and drug overdose death rate increased fivefold in prisons from 2009 through 2019, according to a recent study from the Pew Research Center — a surge that outpaced the national drug overdose rate, which tripled in the same…

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Apr 21

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White House will push ‘harm reduction’ in latest fight against drug overdoses

By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas

While the country is still wrestling with the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths from drug overdoses have been spiking -- and are expected to top 100,000 for 2021. On Thursday, the White House released its plan to address the crisis.

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Mar 01

LISTEN: Supreme Court justices seem to favor doctors in case over pain pill prescription convictions

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

In a case stemming from the opioid addiction crisis, the Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to side with two imprisoned doctors who wrote thousands of prescriptions for pain medication in short periods.

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Dec 14

Cities, towns decimated by opioids are close to receiving $28 billion settlement

By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

In the U.S., more than 500,000 deaths over the last two decades have been linked to opioids, both prescription drugs and illegal ones.

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Nov 18

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How the pandemic is contributing to alarming rise in opioid overdose deaths

By William Brangham, Leah Nagy

The nation’s opioid epidemic has never been deadlier. The Centers for Disease Control Prevention says 100,000 people died of drug overdoses over the last year — a 30 percent increase from the year before and an all-time high. As William…

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Aug 14

How the talented Oscar Levant broke taboos by talking about mental health

By Dr. Howard Markel

In today’s socially mediated 24/7 news cycle, it is difficult to imagine just how taboo the topic of prescription opiate addiction was back then, let alone how much courage it took for Levant to bring it to such national prominence.

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Jul 21

WATCH: State attorneys general make opioid announcement

By News Desk

State attorneys general made an announcement about opioid companies on Wednesday.

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Dec 27

2020 in review: Stories you may have missed and why they matter

By Molly Enking

It’s been decades since one world event has dominated the news cycle so completely. We lost more than 1.75 million people globally and more than 330,000 in the U.S. to COVID-19. Here’s a list of some other events that shook the…

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