opioid epidemic

Mass Overdose in California Kills One, Injures 12

By Tara Law

Credit Cards May Soon Be a Thing of the Past

By The Aspen Institute

Life After Opioid Addiction

The Opioid Epidemic Presents a Moral Crisis For Doctors

By The Aspen Institute
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CVS Pharmacy Will Limit Prescriptions for Opioids

The major pharmacy chain and drug benefit manager announced plans to put limits on opioid prescription filling

By Alice Park

Opioid Overdoses Are Shortening Overall Life Expectancy

The scope of the opioid epidemic is so large that opioid-related deaths are decreasing life expectancy almost as much as HIV did at the peak of the AIDS crisis

By Alice Park

U.S. Opioid Deaths Nearly Doubled Since 2009

Deaths from opioid overdoses nearly doubled between 2009 and 2015 in the United States, according to a new study in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, and the need for emergency care related to...

By Amanda MacMillan

Newt Gingrich, Van Jones: Drug Courts Can Help Solve the Opioid Crisis

Two political opponents agree: We should change how we prosecute addiction

By Newt Gingrich, Van Jones

Most People Who Misuse Opioids Don’t Have a Prescription

The latest survey of who uses opioids in the U.S., and how many people don’t misuse the addictive pain killers, reveals how deep the opioid epidemic is

By Alice Park

Teens Are Getting More Depressed But Using Fewer Drugs

The latest report compiles information on substance use, as well as treatment, reported in 2015 from two large national surveys.

By Lon Tweeten and Alice Park

Hepatitis C Is Spiking Among Young People

Cases of hepatitis C in the United States have nearly tripled within a five-year period, reaching a new 15-year high of around 34,000 new hepatitis C infections in 2015, federal health officials reported. Experts attribute...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Knowing You’re Taking A Placebo Can Help

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By The Aspen Institute

How To Make Sure You'll Actually Go To The Gym

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By The Aspen Institute

Heroin Use Is Spiking Among White Americans

The U.S. is in the throes of an opioid epidemic, with 91 people dying every day from an overdose on opioids like prescription painkillers or heroin. A new study reports that heroin use across the...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Sessions: Marijuana Is 'Slightly Less Awful' Than Heroin

"The statement flies in the face of the science"

By Alexandra Sifferlin

President Trump Vowed to Solve the Opioid Crisis. He Needs to Fix This Problem First

During a freewheeling recent press conference, President Trump declared that America was “drug-infested” country. “Drugs,” Trump said, “are becoming cheaper than candy bars.”What the President failed to mention: the price of one lifesaving medication—naloxone—is more...

By Sean Gregory and Alexandra Sifferlin

How Doctors Are Fueling the Opioid Epidemic

Some doctors prescribe more opioids than others

By Mandy Oaklander

Algorithms Secretly Run the World

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By The Aspen Institute

How Wisdom Teeth Are Fueling the Opioid Epidemic

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By The Aspen Institute

There’s a Way to Treat Opiate Addiction, So Why Isn’t It Being Used?

With the growing epidemic in opioid pain killer abuse, there’s an urgent need for more effective treatments. The latest study shows a monthly injection might help

By Alice Park
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