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Dec 11

Fentanyl is so potent doctors don’t know how to fight it

By Nsikan Akpan

Russia once used fentanyl as a biological weapon. Now, illicit use of the lethal opioid is hindering therapy.

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Nov 29

Watch 9:13
For this doctor, a son’s recent death by overdose inspires his mission to rescue others

By Miles O'Brien

Dr. Jim Baker dreaded getting that call for years: his son had fatally overdosed from opioids. He had watched Max go through the downward spiral of addiction, then recover and get sober, but a hospitalization for a car crash made…

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Nov 20

White House says opioid crisis cost $504 billion in 2015, much higher than once thought

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The figure is more than six times the most recent estimate. The council said that its estimate is significantly larger because the epidemic has worsened, with overdose deaths doubling in the past decade, and that some previous studies didn’t reflect…

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Nov 19

Long-awaited study finds monthly Vivitrol as effective as daily pill for opioid addiction

By Max Blau, STAT

The finding from the largest head-to-head study to date between two leading drugs to treat opioid addiction could dramatically change prescribing habits.

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Nov 18

FDA clears electronic earpiece to block opioid withdrawal symptoms

By Max Blau, STAT

A wearable device claiming to block the pain of opioid withdrawal has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration under a new expedited review process.

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Oct 26

Watch 7:51
Trump calls for new action, not new money, to tackle opioid crisis

By PBS NewsHour

President Trump on Thursday declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency and announced several initiatives to reduce the nation's overdose problem. But critics said these actions don’t go far enough and that more funding is needed. William Brangham reports,…

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Oct 26

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What happens now that the opioid crisis is officially a public health emergency?

By PBS NewsHour

President Trump has officially designated the opioid epidemic as a public health emergency. Besides the symbolism, what does the declaration mean for tackling the crisis? William Brangham speaks with Bertha Madras of the President’s Commission on Combatting the Opioid Crisis…

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Oct 25

Fact or fiction: Do redheads feel more pain?

By Julia Griffin, Nsikan Akpan

Redheads are rumored feel more pain and need more painkillers than their blonde and brown-haired cousins, but the science itself is murky.

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Oct 25

WATCH: House committee gives update on efforts to address opioid crisis

By Associated Press

The Committee on Energy and Commerce is expected to give an update on efforts to combat the opioid crisis at 10 a.m. ET.

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Oct 24

What works to educate kids about the dangers of opioid use?

By Lora Strum, Vic Pasquantonio

A comprehensive approach to drug education that builds students' decision-making, goal-setting and self-management skills may work best.

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