opioid crisis

Opioid Settlement Money Should Go to Victims

By Kathy Strain

Sesame Street Aims to Tackle the Opioid Crisis in a Way Kids Can Understand With the Muppet Karli

By Melissa Locker

Purdue Pharma Filed for Bankruptcy. Now What?

By Sanya Mansoor

Louvre Removes Name of OxyContin-Linked Sackler Family

By Amy Gunia
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Sen. Maggie Hassan Enters TIME's 'Opioid Diaries' Into the Senate Record

Sen. Maggie Hassan on Thursday entered TIME’s recent issue on the opioid crisis into the Senate record.The move came during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing, during which...

By Abigail Abrams

The Opioid Diaries

The opioid crisis is the worst addiction epidemic in U.S. history. Drug overdoses kill nearly 64,000 people per year, and the nation’s life expectancy has fallen for two years in a row. But statistics alone...

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The Temptation of Drugs Is a Bitch

The bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers reflects on how he overcame addiction

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'Daddy's Home' Director on Foster Parenting: 'We Thought We'd Made a Horrible, Horrible Mistake'

Drug overdoses kill more than 64,000 people per year, and are now the leading cause of death for Americans under 50. To document the nation’s devastating opioid crisis, TIME sent photographer James Nachtwey and deputy...

By Sean Anders

Macklemore: Compassion Led Me to Rehab and It Can Help the Country Fight the Opioid Crisis

The Grammy-winning musician writes about his battle with drug addiction

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Sen. Hassan: Trump Has Been All Talk, Little Action on the Opioid Crisis

As the White House's own recommendations wait for funding, thousands of Americans are dying

By Maggie Hassan

Bacteria in Your Gut Might Hold the Secret to Athletic Performance

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Compassion is Missing From the Opioid Crisis Conversation

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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...

What Doctors Facing the Opioid Crisis Need Next

How do you confront an epidemic that has claimed more lives than the HIV/AIDS crisis at its peak? How do you counteract a system that incentivizes the flow of prescription painkillers from doctors to patients...

By Alice Park

The Hidden Tragedy of the Opioid Crisis

When President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency Thursday, he noted that “last year we lost at least 64,000 Americans to overdoses.” He is not incorrect. A preliminary analysis for 2016 from...

By Chris Wilson

Trump Is 'Looking Into' Report That His Drug Czar Pick Made the Opioid Crisis Worse

"I did see the report, we’re going to look into the report"

By Maya Rhodan

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

Rural America is Aging and Shrinking

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