Opioid

Opioid Settlement Money Should Go to Victims

By Kathy Strain

Warren Unveils $100 Billion Plan to Fight the Opioid Crisis

By Abby Vesoulis

Want to Win the War on Drugs? Portugal Might Have the Answer

By Naina Bajekal

The Surgeon General Says More People Should Carry Naloxone, the Opioid Antidote. Here's Where to Get It and How Much It Costs

By Abigail Abrams
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Mimi O’Donnell: Forgiveness Helped Me Heal After Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death

The partner of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman writes about forgiveness after the actor passed away from an overdose

By Mimi O'Donnell

Life After Opioid Addiction

Time and Mic present Life After Addiction After video of their overdose went viral, a couple got a chance at redemption Story by Alice Park | Photographs by Jeffrey Stockbridge for TIME The video is...

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

Here's Why Most Americans Prefer to Treat Pain Without Drugs

Many see opioids as a very serious problem

By Alexandra Sifferlin

President Trump Just Declared a National Emergency Over the Opioid Epidemic

"It is a serious problem, the likes of which we have never had."

By James Oliphant

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

A Caring Lens on the Opioid Crisis

A Caring Lens on the Opioid Crisis Photographs by JEFFREY STOCKBRIDGE Text BY LILY ROTHMAN In 2012, when LightBox spoke to Philadelphia-based photographer Jeffrey Stockbridge about his work documenting people in the city’s Kensington neighborhood,...

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

This Week in Health: Cheat Death, Lose Weight, Do Pilates

A full night of sleep rejuvenates you in a way that even the world’s strongest cup of coffee never could.In a recent deep dive for TIME, we found that sleep also helps you age more...

By Mandy Oaklander

How Doctors Are Fueling the Opioid Epidemic

Some doctors prescribe more opioids than others

By Mandy Oaklander

Sharp Rise in Drug Withdrawal Symptoms in Rural Babies

The new victims of the opioid crisis: babies

By Belinda Luscombe

The Obamacare Quirk That Is Fueling the Opioid Epidemic

Patient survey questions about pain management are leading hospitals to prescribe potentially dangerous drugs

By Sean Gregory

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Finding Racism in Machines

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