--- title: TIME Magazine They're The Most Powerful Painkillers description: Why America Can’t Kick Its Painkiller Problem The price we pay for relief Will This Be America’s Next Economic Crisis? The Fed kept the engine... canonical: https://time.com/3908684/in-the-latest-issue-34/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-04T10:37:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-26T19:55:16.058Z article:section: Health og:title: TIME Magazine They're The Most Powerful Painkillers og:description: Why America Can’t Kick Its Painkiller Problem The price we pay for relief Will This Be America’s Next Economic Crisis? 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The Fed kept the engine... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt779c7d64cd82fb5b/698852ea55a8597931a8c57b/painkiller-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # In The Latest Issue (4 Jun 2015) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jun 4, 2015 10:37 AM CUT  Photo-Illustration by Bartholomew Cooke for TIME by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jun 4, 2015 10:37 AM CUT [**Why America Can’t Kick Its Painkiller Problem** ](http://time.com/3908648 "undefined")**The price we pay for relief** [**Will This Be America’s Next Economic Crisis?**](http://time.com/3908638 "undefined") **The Fed kept the engine from stalling. Getting it to speed again will be harder** [**Democrats Get a Primary**](http://time.com/3908652 "undefined") **Why candidates O’Malley and Sanders will make it a race** [**Burma’s Nowhere People**](http://time.com/3908627 "undefined") **Thousands of migrants have fled oppression only to meet death on the seas—or face an uncertain future in refugee camps** [**Love in the Age of Like**](http://time.com/aziz-ansari-modern-romance/ "undefined") **Human beings have never had as many romantic options as they do now. Will that doom love or save it?** [**The Culture**](http://time.com/3908654 "undefined") [**Pop Chart**](http://time.com/3908643 "undefined") [**Hollywood’s New Domestic Divas**](http://time.com/3908647 "undefined") **Finding a second act selling the good life** [**Melissa McCarthy: Bond Girl**](http://time.com/3908640 "undefined") **_Spy_** **is this summer’s smart blockbuster** [**Review: The Gluten Wars**](http://time.com/3908625 "undefined") **Two new books tackle today’s most controversial food** [**‘Open the Garage Door, Hal’**](http://time.com/3908634 "undefined") **Talking gadgets are great at taking my orders. The trick is remembering that I’m still human** [**10 Questions With Barbara Bush**](http://time.com/3908649 "undefined") **Turning 90, the former first lady reflects on her husband’s favorite pastime, the advantages of age and her second son’s jump into the 2016 race** [**Briefing**](http://time.com/3908637 "undefined") [**Payback Is Coming to Rand Paul**](http://time.com/3908642 "undefined") **By outmaneuvering the Senate, he took on his own party** [**Making a Deal With Iran**](http://time.com/3908632 "undefined") **Negotiating isn’t easy, but it’s the smart thing to do** [**Snoozing and Losing With Sleep Apnea**](http://time.com/3908631 "undefined") **The disorder is increasingly common—but still often undiagnosed** [**Rick Perry’s Lone Star Do-Over**](http://time.com/3908633 "undefined") **The former Texas governor has practically moved to Iowa. Why that may not be enough** [**Rising Violence**](http://time.com/3908626 "undefined") **After decades of decline, crime ticks back up** [**Milestones**](http://time.com/3908635 "undefined") [**Beau Biden**](http://time.com/3908630 "undefined") **American son** [**Dennis Hastert**](http://time.com/3908629 "undefined") **Former Speaker** [**World**](http://time.com/3908636 "undefined") [**What Matters, what Doesn’t**](http://time.com/3908644 "undefined") [**Unmasking New Threats**](http://time.com/3908645 "undefined") [**Why Online Dating is a Boon for Women**](http://time.com/3908650 "undefined") [**What You Said About …**](http://time.com/3908651 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3908684/in-the-latest-issue-34/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3908684/in-the-latest-issue-34/"},"headline":"In The Latest Issue (4 Jun 2015)","datePublished":"2015-06-04T10:37:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T19:55:16.058Z","description":"Why America Can’t Kick Its Painkiller Problem The price we pay for relief Will This Be America’s Next Economic Crisis? 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