Enlarge this image A needle exchange program at the Austin Community Outreach Center in Austin, Ind., is aimed at stopping spread of…
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Enlarge this image Life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen for the second straight year, in part because of the surge of…
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Questioning A Doctor’s Prescription For A Sore Knee: 90 Percocets
by Michelle Andrews November 22, 2017Enlarge this image Doctors often prescribe more opioid painkillers than necessary following surgery, for a variety of reasons. Education Images/UIG via Getty…
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U.S. Surgeon General Says Working Together Is Key To Combating Opioid Crisis
by Greta Jochem November 21, 2017Enlarge this image U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, shown here testifying before a Senate committee in 2017, says President Trump’s top health…
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What To Make Of A Head-To-Head Test Of Addiction Treatments
by explainingmedicine November 16, 2017Enlarge this image Greg Miller shows the Suboxone medication in 2016 that he has taken daily for his addiction to painkillers. Ricky…
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Enlarge this image After a briefing on the opioid crisis with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, President Trump remarked on…
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Enlarge this image Andrea Towson used heroin for more than three decades. After a near-death experience with fentanyl, she sought help. Shelby…
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Medicaid Expansion Has Delivered Access To Addiction Treatment, Report Finds
by NPR July 7, 2017Enlarge this image Medicaid spending on medications used to treat opioid addiction has risen sharply in recent years. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images…