July 10, 2019 A peek into opioid users' brains as they try to quit Government scientists are starting to peek into the brains of people caught in the nation's opioid epidemic, to see if medicines proven to treat addiction, like methadone, do more than ease the cravings and withdrawal.
July 8, 2019 Rick Manning: Why are so many homeless when the economy is so strong? The answer is this A thriving economy isn't enough for thousands who have been left behind due to the opioid epidemic.
July 3, 2019 Drug cop loses daughter to overdose, builds sober living house in her honor Kevin Simmers locked up drug abusers in western Maryland for years as a narcotics officer for the Hagerstown Police Department. Then, one day, the crisis found a way into his own home.
June 20, 2019 Police departments rethink approach to battling addiction crisis As the epidemic continues to break records, police departments are shifting strategies of how they interact with people with addiction.
June 16, 2019 Timothy McMahan King: I've struggled with an opioid addiction – To find a solution, we must break the silence For years, I thought my story was just my own. I didn’t think anyone else needed to know, or would even care, that I struggled with an opioid addiction.
June 15, 2019 Addicted to meds: One nurse's story of addiction and recovery For one nurse, having access to opioids led to addiction – and the fear of losing her job kept her from getting the help she needed.
June 3, 2019 Senate committee focuses on pain sufferers denied painkillers amid opioid crisis When Senator Lamar Alexander, who chairs the upper chamber’s health committee, held a hearing about prescription opioids earlier this year, the focus was a critical side of the drug overdose debate that has been neglected – people who suffer chronic debilitating pain.
May 28, 2019 Mother of Oklahoma football player who died of opioid overdose: I 'absolutely' hold drug companies responsible An Oklahoma mother whose son died of a prescription opioid overdose has argued that pharmaceutical companies are to blame for the modern opioid crisis, not doctors, ahead of a landmark civil case in her home state.
May 25, 2019 Colorado signs bill allowing doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of opioids Colorado is trying to help limit the opioid crisis by allowing doctors to recommend medical marijuana for any condition their patients are being prescribed painkillers for.
May 22, 2019 CBD may reduce drug cravings for heroin addicts, small study finds The marijuana compound CBD, or cannabidiol, may help reduce drug cravings in people with heroin addiction, a preliminary new study suggests.
