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Nation Jun 12

Hunter Biden trial highlights experience of Americans struggling with addiction

By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Azhar Merchant

Health May 08

New York City Injection Site For Drug Users
Effectiveness of safe injection sites to be evaluated in government-backed study

The grant will study three sites where people can use heroin and other drugs and be revived if they take too much. it will evaluate whether these interventions can make a dent in the nation's overdose epidemic.

By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

Health Apr 05

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Wider access to Narcan helps rural communities fight overdose deaths

The FDA recently made it easier for people to obtain a powerful overdose-reversing medicine. Narcan previously required a prescription, but soon will be sold over the counter. Communities are already using it to fight overdose deaths. With support from the…

By William Brangham and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center

Health Jul 19

FILE PHOTO: Tablets of the opioid-based Hydrocodone at a pharmacy in Portsmouth
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Why overdose deaths spiked among people of color during the pandemic

A CDC report finds overdose deaths rose significantly for people of color from 2019 to 2020. The synthetic opioid fentanyl is largely to blame, combined with a disruption in treatment and prevention programs during the pandemic. Dr. Edwin Chapman, who…

Health Nov 18

Packets of fentanyl mostly in powder form and methamphetamine, which U.S. Customs and Border Protection say they seized from a truck crossing into Arizona from Mexico, is on display during a news conference at the Port of Nogales, Arizona, U.S., January 31, 2019. Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection/Handout via REUTERS
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How the pandemic is contributing to alarming rise in opioid overdose deaths

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…

By William Brangham, Leah Nagy

Mar 23

Amid COVID-19, a new push for telehealth to treat opioid use disorder

By Zoe Rohrich

The medical community has been working to provide accessible treatment for opioid use disorder to those who are in hard to reach areas. As COVID-19 sweeps across the U.S., telehealth, or the use of videoconferencing, texting and mobile apps, may…

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Nov 02

A drug counselor sees the perils of jailing her son for addiction

By Sam Weber

Massachusetts is the only state in the country where men who are involuntarily committed for substance abuse treatment can be treated in jails.

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Oct 30

White House launches website aimed at addiction treatment

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

FindTreatment.gov is the latest development in the administration's effort to address the nation's opioid crisis.

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Nov 24

Watch 7:19
Surgeon general’s report calls for response to addiction crisis

By PBS News Hour

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is warning Americans of the prevalence of substance abuse and the risks of not addressing it. His new report describes the lethal impact and widespread scope of addiction. William Brangham speaks with Murthy for more…

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Dec 14

California to increase addiction treatment for Medicaid recipients

By Anna Gorman, Kaiser Health News

California is overhauling its substance abuse treatment system for low-income people, embarking on a massive experiment to create a smoother path for addicts from detox through recovery.

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