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Opioid Lawsuits Will Continue After $572M J&J Settlement
By Sanya Mansoor
Why Anger Is a Wasted Emotion
By David French
Every U.S. Public Library and YMCA Will Soon Get Narcan for Free
By Jamie Ducharme
Drug Overdose Deaths Have Fallen Over the Last Year, Data Shows
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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...
By Sean Gregory and Alexandra Sifferlin
February 24, 2017
How Doctors Are Fueling the Opioid Epidemic
Some doctors prescribe more opioids than others
By Mandy Oaklander
February 17, 2017
The Story Behind the Viral Photo of an Opioid Overdose
The photo showed a couple passed out in a car with a young boy in the backseat
By Alice Park
January 24, 2017
These Are the 10 Most Deadly Drugs
Overdose deaths are up 23% in four years. Here are the top causes
By Alice Park
December 20, 2016
Marijuana Appears to Benefit Mental Health: Study
A new review suggests cannabis may help mental health disorders
By Alexandra Sifferlin
November 16, 2016
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