Health Feb 17 What two decades of data on overdose suicides shows about mental health care disparities By Laura Santhanam
Health Sep 10 Watch 8:44 Could the pandemic change addiction medicine for the better? For many Americans facing addiction, the pandemic has made life significantly harder. Across the country, overdoses have soared, with more than 40 states reporting increases in opioid-related mortality. But the coronavirus is also changing how addiction medicine can be provided,… By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz
Health Jul 22 Watch 9:29 How the pandemic is complicating America’s addiction crisis According to preliminary data, drug overdoses killed nearly 72,000 Americans in 2019, a record high. Now, it appears that 2020 is on track to be even worse, as the U.S. has witnessed a startling rise in overdoses during the pandemic. By William Brangham, Mike Fritz
Health Mar 23 Amid COVID-19, a new push for telehealth to treat opioid use disorder 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… By Zoe Rohrich
Health May 16 It’s not just opioids. Deaths from cocaine and meth are surging. The same lethal drug that has been driving the nation’s spiraling opioid epidemic is also causing an historic surge in overdose deaths among cocaine users. By Christine Vestal, Stateline