Enlarge this image Hugh Lampkin speaks with users inside a supervised injection room in Vancouver, British Columbia. Run by Vancouver Area Network…
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Report: 1.6 Billion Opioid Doses Poured Into Missouri Over 6 Years
by Alison Kodjak July 12, 2018Enlarge this image Prescription opioids like OxyContin flooded Missouri during the past six years. Photo Researchers/Science Source hide caption toggle caption Photo…
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Cities Planning Supervised Drug Injection Sites Fear Justice Department Reaction
by Bobby Allyn July 12, 2018Enlarge this image At safe injection sites like Insite, in Vancouver, Canada, drug users can inject drugs under the watch of trained…
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Patients With Chronic Pain Feel Caught In An Opioid Prescribing Debate
by Will Stone July 8, 2018Enlarge this image Shannon Hubbard has complex regional pain syndrome and considers herself lucky that her doctor hasn’t cut back her pain…
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With More Opioid Use, People Are More Likely To Get Caught Up In The Justice System
by Rhitu Chatterjee July 6, 2018Enlarge this image Any amount of opioid use was associated with a higher risk of arrest, parole or probation according to a…
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Opioid Makers Cut Back On Marketing Payments To Doctors
by Ryann Grochowski Jones June 28, 2018Enlarge this image Marketing payments to doctors by makers of opioids have declined. Wallace Garrison/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wallace Garrison/Getty…
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Opioid-Makers Cut Back On Marketing Payments To Doctors
by Ryann Grochowski Jones June 28, 2018Enlarge this image Marketing payments to doctors by makers of opioids have declined. Wallace Garrison/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wallace Garrison/Getty…
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Analysis Finds Geographic Overlap In Opioid Use And Trump Support In 2016
by Paul Chisholm June 23, 2018Enlarge this image In 2016, Donald Trump captured 68 percent of the vote in West Virginia, a state hit hard by opioid…