Enlarge this image The morphine-like pain killer Oxycontin is just one of a number of opioids fueling a substance use crisis in…
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Enlarge this image Charlene Yurgaitis gets health insurance through Medicaid in Pennsylvania. It covers the counseling and medication she and her doctors…
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Enlarge this image Opana ER, a potent extended-release opioid, was approved by the FDA for pain management in 2006. But the agency…
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Enlarge this image Charmayne Healy (l) and Miranda Kirk (r), co-founders of the Aaniiih Nakoda Anti-Drug Movement, have helped Melinda Healy, center,…
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Enlarge this image Charmayne Healy (left) and Miranda Kirk (right), co-founders of the Aaniiih Nakoda Anti-Drug Movement, have helped Melinda Healy (center)…
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Enlarge this image A test strip designed to help doctors check a patient’s urine for fentanyl is being distributed in the Bronx…
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Enlarge this image A public restroom on the platform of the Central Square MBTA station in Cambridge, Mass., which people have used…
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Enlarge this image Allyson and Eddie, clients at the AAC Needle Exchange and Overdose Prevention Program in Cambridge, Mass., say they carry…