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In a brick plaza next to the Chelsea, Massachusetts city hall, Anthony, a bald but still-youthful man in grey sweats, tells me he spent the previous night…
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Neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS as it’s known in the medical community, is one of many problems that stems from the heroin epidemic ravaging West…
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Women whose children have become addicted to opioids are working to change laws around the country. They seek improved access to treatment and reduced stigma.
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A stretch of Massachusetts Avenue called the, "Methadone Mile," is the epicenter of the opioid epidemic in Boston. WBUR's CommonHealth reports a nonprofit…
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State health officials, law enforcement and legislators all praise what’s sometimes referred to as the miraculous effects of nalxone - a drug that saves…
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Last year, Erin and Isaac Hougland of Indianapolis got certified to become foster parents, with the hope of adopting a baby. Just a few weeks later, they…
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The nation’s substance abuse epidemic is taking center stage after President Obama announced new federal policies to combat the issue yesterday. The…
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Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen is working to put the anti-overdose medication naloxone into the hands of as many heroin users as possible. But the price of the antidote has nearly doubled.
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Fatal overdoses are rising among an estimated 19,000 people who use heroin in Baltimore. To curb deaths, the city's health commissioner aims to make an antidote widely available to drug users.
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In response to the rising rate of heroin overdose deaths, police in communities across the country are saving lives with naloxone (or Narcan), an…