The Options and Obstacles to Treating Heroin Addiction
The heroin and opioid epidemic in America has raised questions about how to effectively treat addiction. Many now say medication should be offered alongside counseling.
February 23, 2016
In Your Own Words -- Heroin and Opioid Addiction
We asked the FRONTLINE audience to share their stories about heroin and opioid addiction. Here's what you told us.
February 23, 2016
A Staggering New Death Toll for Syria's War -- 470,000
In all, 11.5 percent of Syria's population has been wounded or killed since 2011, according to a grim new report.
February 11, 2016
Sports Leagues and Daily Fantasy: What's at Stake?
The success of daily fantasy sports has brought increased scrutiny. What might that mean for the industry's lucrative business ties with teams and leagues?
February 9, 2016
Success Leads to Scrutiny for Daily Fantasy Sports Sites
The fortunes of daily fantasy sports sites have shifted rapidly within a matter of months.
February 5, 2016
USDA Sets New Limits on Salmonella in Your Chicken Wings
The USDA says new safety standards for chicken parts and other poultry would help prevent as many as 50,000 foodborne illnesses a year.
February 4, 2016
Obama Asks for $1.1 Billion to Fight Opioid and Heroin Abuse
Deaths from heroin and prescription opioid overdoses have quadrupled in the last 15 years. This week, the Obama administration said it would ask Congress for $1.1 billion to stem the crisis.
February 3, 2016
Whistleblower Facing Ethics Charges Over NSA Leak
Thomas Tamm, a former Department of Justice lawyer, faces ethics charges for talking to the press about the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping in the mid-2000s.
January 28, 2016
Pentagon Given New Authority to Target ISIS in Afghanistan
The White House has granted the Pentagon new authority to target ISIS in Afghanistan in addition to the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
January 21, 2016
Can Regulators Keep Up with the Supplements Industry?
The health supplements industry has grown into a more than $30 billion industry, but it has come under scrutiny in recent years for many of the wrong reasons.
January 19, 2016
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Captured, A Third Time
Six months after his second escape from prison, Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Loera, one of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, has been recaptured by Mexican authorities.
January 8, 2016
Can Syria’s Rebels Be Brought into the Political Process?
As diplomacy on the Syrian war moves forward, international powers are trying to answer the question of how to bring the rebels fighting on the ground into the political process.
December 10, 2015