opioids

A New Study Shows Just How Much Doctors Prescribe Opioids

Even for relatively minor injuries

By Jamie Ducharme July 28, 2018

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...

By Maya Rhodan May 24, 2018

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...

By Maya Rhodan May 7, 2018

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.

By Abigail Abrams April 5, 2018

Why the Dry-Cleaning Industry is Drying Up

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute March 20, 2018

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...

By Tessa Berenson March 19, 2018

Trump Proposes Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers

"We have to change the laws," he said

By Maya Rhodan March 19, 2018

Opioid Overdose Rates in America Are Still Increasing

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

By Jamie Ducharme March 6, 2018

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...

By Nan Goldin February 22, 2018

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...

By Kay Warren February 22, 2018

The Age of Unregulated Social Media is Over

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute February 22, 2018

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...

By William J. Barber II February 22, 2018

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

By Elizabeth Wurtzel February 22, 2018

'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 February 22, 2018

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 February 1, 2018

Here's a Promising Way to Treat Pain in Breast Cancer Treatment

Every year, tens of thousands of breast cancer survivors are prescribed aromatase inhibitors—medications recommended for up to ten years to protect against a recurrence of the disease. But these drugs can cause side effects, including...

By Amanda MacMillan December 7, 2017

Sometimes Teleworking Isn’t As Good As Advertised

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute December 4, 2017

Basic Painkillers Are Just As Effective as Opioids, Study Finds

Researchers provide more evidence that not all pain needs to be treated with powerful and potentially addictive opioids

By Alice Park November 7, 2017

Schools Should Fix Homework

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute October 27, 2017

Narcan Is Now Sold at Walgreens. What's That?

The opioid overdose-reversing drug is at Walgreens stores nationwide

By Alice Park October 26, 2017

President Trump Blamed Familiar Villains for the Opioid Crisis

President Trump blamed hardened criminals, pharmaceutical companies, Mexico and China for the opioid crisis in a White House address Thursday, reaching for the same targets he's long used for other problems. Speaking in the East...

By Tessa Berenson October 26, 2017

Trump Revealed His Plan to Deal With the Opioid Crisis. Here’s What Experts Think

"Show me where the action comes"

By Maya Rhodan October 26, 2017

Trump Promised Action on the Opioid Epidemic 78 Days Ago. Here's How Many People Might Have Died Since Then

He's expected to finally declare the epidemic an "emergency," more than two months after he said he would

By Jamie Ducharme October 26, 2017

Watch Live: President Trump to Declare the Opioid Crisis a Public Health Emergency

Watch his remarks here live at 2 p.m. E.T.

By Lisa Marie Segarra October 26, 2017

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 October 16, 2017

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 September 22, 2017

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 September 19, 2017

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

Many see opioids as a very serious problem

By Alexandra Sifferlin September 12, 2017

Democrats Aren't Happy About Clinton's Book Tour

Morning Must Reads: September 11

By Zeke J Miller September 11, 2017

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 August 29, 2017

How to Be Happier: This Week in Health

Need to put some pep in your step? Check out the new TIME Guide to Happiness, packed with science-backed tips for how to get happier at work, at home and in life. Here's what else...

By Alexandra Sifferlin August 10, 2017

Opioid Overdose Deaths More Common Than You Think

Since 2000, the number of overdose deaths from drugs in the U.S. has risen more than 137%. Deaths from opioids—which include painkillers and heroin—make up a large portion of these deaths; 91 Americans die every...

By Alexandra Sifferlin August 7, 2017

Opioid Commission Tells Trump: 'Declare a National Emergency'

142 U.S. citizens die every day from a drug overdose

By Kate Samuelson August 1, 2017

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 July 31, 2017

Inside A Notorious Philadelphia Drug Market Before It Gets Shut Down

The city and railway officials have wrangled for years over who is responsible for cleaning up the area

By Jeffrey Stockbridge and Courtenay Harris Bond July 25, 2017

The Opioid Opana ER Is Being Taken Off the Market

The opioid medication Opana ER is being voluntarily withdrawn from the market, its manufacturer Endo Pharmceuticals said in a statement Thursday. The decision comes less than a month after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

By Amanda MacMillan July 7, 2017

These Counties Have the Most Opioid Prescriptions in the U.S.

Doctors are not consistent about opioid prescriptions

By Mahita Gajanan July 6, 2017

Health Care Bill Could Boot People With Addiction Out of Treatment

The health care bill released by Senate Republicans on Thursday is stoking outrage among mental health and addiction groups for its proposed steep cuts to Medicaid, the government’s largest health insurance program. Medicaid is the...

By Alexandra Sifferlin June 23, 2017

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 May 11, 2017

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 March 29, 2017

Sessions: Marijuana Is 'Slightly Less Awful' Than Heroin

"The statement flies in the face of the science"

By Alexandra Sifferlin March 16, 2017

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...

Opioid Lawsuits Will Continue After $572M J&J Settlement

Why Anger Is a Wasted Emotion

Every U.S. Public Library and YMCA Will Soon Get Narcan for Free

Drug Overdose Deaths Have Fallen Over the Last Year, Data Shows