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Voting patterns show that areas where Donald Trump did well were also places where opiate overdoses and deaths occurred. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Shannon Monnat who led the study.
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Addiction treatment is big business in Palm Beach County. According to research conducted by the Palm Beach Post, it brings in more than $1 billion a...
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So far this year, more than 1 in 4 donations in New England are from people who died after a drug overdose — a much higher rate than in the U.S. overall, though it's not clear why.
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A summit is being convened in South Florida to explore the scope of abuse of heroin and other opioid drugs and examine ways to tackle the problem.Miami…
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Opioid abuse was among the most pressing issues that state legislatures around the country dealt with during 2016, according to a report by Pew.As many…
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Dr. James Gill walked through the morgue in Farmington, Connecticut, recently, past the dock where the bodies come in, past the tissue donations area, and…
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Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines…
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The White House is proposing more than $1 billion in new funding to fight heroin and opioid drug abuse.
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The prescription drug abuse problem has spread to nearly every corner of society in Florida. In 2014, 2,062 Floridians died from prescription drug…
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Many employers who test for drugs don't screen employees for opioids. Yet opioid abuse is linked to problems with workplace productivity and safety.