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Ryan Hampton: Congress should focus more on the drug epidemic and less on Robert Mueller

The victims of the drug epidemic are nameless, faceless, and powerless.

Britney Spears may never perform again, manager says

Britney Spears may never set foot on a stage ever again.

ABC News’ Jennifer Ashton on learning to cope, grow after ex-husband's shocking suicide

Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC’ News’ chief medical correspondent, personally knows the harrowing toll that suicide takes on loved ones and survivors left behind after her physician ex-husband took his life in Feb. 2017.

Actor Isaac Kappy dead at 42 after he 'forced himself off' a bridge, posted ominous apology to Trump, QAnon

Actor Isaac Kappy died Monday morning after he "forced himself off" of a bridge in Arizona. He posted a disturbing message about President Trump and the Q Movement before ending his life.

Jon Summers: With Trump in the White House, we're one nation, under anxiety (but don't just blame him)

You know the feeling: your heart races, your leg won’t stay still while you’re seated, never-ending butterflies in your stomach. But this time it’s not because you are about to speak in public or ask your boss for a raise. This time it’s different. The unease has been sticking around and you can’t seem to shake it.

Pennsylvania mom avoids jail time after son dies from drinking drug-laced breast milk

A Pennsylvania mother whose 10-month-old son was killed by drugs in her breast milk will not serve jail time after agreeing to a plea deal, according to a press release from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.

'Game of Thrones' star Maisie Williams struggled with self-hatred, low self-esteem

"Game of Thrones" star Maisie Williams confessed that she struggled with low self-esteem and a lot of self-loathing for years when she started on the HBO hit series, much of which was triggered by social media trolls.

Model shares video of herself having a panic attack to raise awareness about anxiety

Philadelphia's move toward decriminalizing drug possession: smart or dangerous?

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner says that the city is moving toward the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of drugs, on the grounds that often medical treatment – and not criminal charges – is the right solution.

Doctors eye deep brain stimulation to treat opioid addiction

The hope is that technology will extinguish the patient's addiction, quite literally, with the flip of a switch.