opioids

A New Study Shows Just How Much Doctors Prescribe Opioids

Even for relatively minor injuries

Why Tammy Baldwin Opened Up About Her Mother's Addiction

Speaking at a hushed Senate committee hearing in February, Indiana nurse Becky Savage described the worst day of her life: After finding her son Jack unresponsive in his bedroom after a night of partying, she...

Melania Trump Launches 'Be Best' to Focus on Cyberbullying

First Lady Melania Trump took a major step toward solidifying her legacy during the Trump Administration on Monday. During an appearance in the Rose Garden, Trump officially launched the multifaceted. child-focused initiative she will champion...

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

The drug has been used by professionals to help stop overdose deaths, but community members can administer it as well.

Why the Dry-Cleaning Industry is Drying Up

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President Trump Outlines Death Penalty for 'Big Pushers' in Opioid Plan

President Donald Trump traveled to New Hampshire Monday to unveil a new plan to combat the opioid crisis in the U.S., including seeking the death penalty for major drug traffickers. “If you break the law...

Trump Proposes Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers

"We have to change the laws," he said

Opioid Overdose Rates in America Are Still Increasing

The opioid continues to get worse, and it "does not respect state or county lines"

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Nan Goldin: I've Turned My Opioid Addiction Into Activism

The world has gone cold. We all need to step up. There are people making billions off the emotional and physical suffering of others. It’s time for payback. I survived the opioid crisis. I narrowly...

Kay Warren: My Brother Rebuilt His Life After Heroin, and My Family Had to Learn Forgiveness

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...

The Age of Unregulated Social Media is Over

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Rev. Barber: How We Can Address Racial Inequalities in Handling Drug Addiction

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...

Elizabeth Wurtzel: Giving Up Drugs Was the Hardest Thing Ever. And I Have Cancer

The author of ‘Prozac Nation’ and ‘More, Now, Again’ writes about the challenges of recovery

'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...

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