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U.S. actor Perry poses for photographers at the Evening Standard British Film Awards in London

Nation Jul 23

Doctor pleads guilty to selling Matthew Perry ketamine weeks before actor’s death

By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

Health Oct 20

Rear view of an unrecognizable abused woman sitting on her bed looking out the window.
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Overdose deaths involving antidepressants are on the rise. The reason why is complex

For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sharp drop in U.S. drug overdose deaths. But at the same time, numbers from the CDC show that fatal overdoses involving antidepressants have been on the rise for the…

By John Yang, Veronica Vela, Andrew Corkery

Nation Aug 15

FILE PHOTO: Makeshift memorial for actor Matthew Perry in New York
5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry’s death

Perry died in October due to a ketamine overdose and received several injections of the drug on the day he died from his live-in personal assistant.

By Andrew Dalton, Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press

Nation Jul 21

FILE PHOTO: Tablets of the opioid-based Hydrocodone at a pharmacy in Portsmouth
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How the opioids settlement will impact communities affected by addiction

After more than two years of negotiations, a number of states agreed to a $26 billion settlement with three large drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson for their roles in the opioids epidemic. Half a million deaths over two decades…

Nation Jun 05

Charged with murdering patients by painkillers, Ohio doctor pleads not guilty

The 43-year-old doctor was fired from the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System in December and stripped of his medical license after allegations came to light that he ordered potentially fatal drug doses for 29 patients over his five years at…

By Kantele Franko, Associated Press

Dec 22

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What’s in that synthetic drug? An unknown grab-bag of toxic chemicals

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The synthetic drug Spice is known as "fake pot," but its effects are completely different from marijuana. The hard-to-detect substances are often made in foreign facilities with an ever-changing cocktail of chemicals, meaning you can never be sure of what…

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