Enlarge this image Advocates and victims of the opioid crisis gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2023, while the…
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Law enforcement eyes opioid settlement cash for squad cars and body scanners
by Aneri Pattani October 20, 2023Enlarge this image States and counties nationwide are using opioid settlement funds for law enforcement efforts, including buying new squad cars. This…
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Only 1 in 5 people with opioid addiction get the medications to treat it, study finds
by Brian Mann August 7, 2023Enlarge this image A person with addiction holds a bottle of buprenorphine, a medicine that prevents withdrawal sickness in people trying to…
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A wasted chance to fight addiction? Opioid settlement cash fills a local budget gap
by Aneri Pattani August 2, 2023Enlarge this image At a December 2022 meeting, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors decided to use $63,000 of opioid settlement funds…
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Biden promised a watchdog for opioid settlement billions, but feds are quiet so far
by Aneri Pattani April 20, 2023Enlarge this image States filed lawsuits against corporations involved in the opioid crisis. Now, about $50 billion in settlement funds have begun…
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Amid Opioid Prescriber Crackdown, Health Officials Reach Out To Pain Patients
by Blake Farmer April 19, 2019Enlarge this image Gail Gray suffers from degenerative disk disease and takes daily painkillers. Her pharmacist was arrested in a recent federal…
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Supporters Sue To Open Safe Injection Site In Philadelphia, Citing Religious Freedom
by Bobby Allyn April 13, 2019Enlarge this image Safehouse is considering locating in this block of Hilton Street in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. The proposed facility…
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‘Nowhere To Go But Up ‘ — A Small Town Confronts Its Addiction Crisis
by Ian Brown December 15, 2018Enlarge this image The 2016 viral photo of a couple passed out in a car while a child sits in the back…