October 18, 2017 Washington state judge rules in favor of supervised injection sites With the opioid crises growing across the United States, the fight over what to do about it has landed in a Seattle courtroom.
October 17, 2017 President Trump doubles down on opioid epidemic On Monday, from the Rose Garden, President Trump announced that he is doubling down on his commitment to battle the opioid epidemic.
October 17, 2017 Prescription opioid abuse rising in UK While opioid use – both in the form of prescription painkillers and heroin – has not reached the crisis level it has in the U.S., health officials in the United Kingdom have seen a drastic uptick in drug abuse over the last decade and are warning that, without a greater investment in education and public health services, Great Britain could face a similar situation to the U.S. sometime in the near future.
October 16, 2017 K2 overdose victim warns against potential dangers amid spike in abuse calls A 26-year-old man who overdosed on synthetic marijuana four years ago is speaking out to warn against the drug amid a rash of K2-related overdose calls in Minnesota.
October 16, 2017 Mom speaks out after cheerleader daughter's overdose death The mother of a former cheerleader who died of an overdose shortly after returning home from rehab wants to see the way insurers cover in-patient therapy and addiction treatment changed.
October 16, 2017 Fentanyl, synthetic opioids claim top spot for US overdose deaths Fourteen people overdosed on heroin laced with fentanyl in a span of just four hours Wednesday in Camden, New Jersey, NBC Philadelphia reports.
October 12, 2017 Many ex-opioid addicts credit 'ibogaine' with cure, but it's illegal in US As the opioid epidemic grows worse, the call is growing louder for a serious look at a form of therapy that some people say helped them overcome their addiction when all else failed.
October 10, 2017 Opioid crisis: Researchers employ new method to track overdose victims A new way to collect and organize data could be the answer to tackling the years-long opioid overdose epidemic.
October 10, 2017 Mitzi Perdue: Substance abuse is sinking America's family businesses. Here’s the secret to staying strong Substance abuse, and opioid abuse in particular, continues to wreak havoc on this country.
October 10, 2017 How a generation of young athletes became addicted to heroin On Aug. 2, Lee’s father and stepmother found him on the floor of their basement.
