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Battling Addiction During a Pandemic
The indirect effects that COVID has had on the millions of people struggling with substance use around the US. -
Abuse of Prescription Painkillers, Heroin, and Other Opioids
Abuse of prescription painkillers, heroin, and other opioids has spiked over the past decade in the United States.Comments
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Deaths from Opioids Spike During Pandemic
There has been an unprecedented spike in opioid overdoses in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 25 per cent increase in Ontario and a 39 per cent increase in British Columbia.Comments
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Purdue Pharma Announces Opioid Settlement
Following a bankruptcy filing, consumers who were injured by OxyContin or other addictive opioids manufactured by Purdue Pharma may be able to recover compensation.Comments
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Could decriminalization solve the opioid crisis?
Canada could take lessons from Portugal, a country that was once ridden with a heroin epidemic.Comments
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At The Center Of The Opioid Crisis, A West Virginia Camp Offers Kids A 'Safe Place'
Camp Mariposa in Princeton, West Virginia, is one of more than a dozen free camps around the country focused on kids who have a family member with a substance abuse disorder.Comments
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Devastated By The Opioid Epidemic, Residents Of This Ohio City
As part of the “One Nation Overdosed” series, Harry Smith takes us to Portsmouth, Ohio, one of the cities most devastated by the opioid epidemic.Comments
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Behind the News 2019: The Opioids Crisis
Reporter Bruce Deachman and photojournalist Julie Oliver share their stories of working on a series about the opioid crisis in Ottawa.Comments
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The Core: Inside Ohio's Opioid Crisis
Ohio is in crisis. More than 4,850 Ohioans died from drug overdoses in 2017. For the second year in a row, Ohio suffered the second-highest overdose death rate in America.Comments
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The Generation Lost to The Opioid Crisis
The U.S. is suffering from the highest rate of drug overdose deaths on record. Driving this public health crisis is the opioid epidemic, which claims more than 100 lives daily.Comments
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Where 2020 Democratic Candidates Stand On The Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic has been linked to more than 400,000 overdose deaths in the last two decades.Comments
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A Drug That Reverses Opioid Overdoses Has Become Easier To Access
Despite its life-saving abilities, naloxone’s accessibility remains scarce. But it is being distributed in an unlikely place – Cook County Jail.Comments
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State Health Department: More California Residents Dying From Fentanyl Than Opioids
The California Department of Health said that fentanyl overdose deaths have skyrocketed — up 614% in four years.Comments
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Addicted: America's Opioid Crisis
Full documentary exploring the depth of America's opioid crisis and the role played by pharmaceutical giants.Comments
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Can Tech Solve The Opioid Crisis?
Technology companies have been accused of helping facilitate the illicit sale of drugs online, but are they really to blame?Comments
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