One Year After Trump Declared Opioid Addiction a Public-Health Emergency, What’s Changed?
The declaration was met with a lot of fanfare, but officials did little with the legal powers it gave them, experts say.
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Are Insurers Doing Their Part to End America’s Opioid Epidemic?
A new study asks if insurance policies discourage the overprescribing of opioids and encourage proven alternative pain treatments.
The Lede, Issue #34: The Making of Our Current Cover, California’s Progressive History, World War I Photography, and More
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The Opioid Crisis Is Also a Crisis of Speech
Under the opioid panic, patients suffering from chronic pain can find themselves unable to speak openly with their doctors.
The House Passes Bipartisan Opioid Legislation
The legislative package consists of more than 50 bills, with provisions including increased access to treatment and a push for the development of non-addictive painkillers.
Some Officials Worry a Cocaine Epidemic Is About to Hit the U.S.
Farmers in Colombia have been ramping up their coca planting and now seem ready to produce cocaine in unprecedented amounts, according to the DEA.
How Facebook Is Throwing Our Brains Into Overdrive
Has Facebook fundamentally transformed human behavior—and is such damage irreparable?
PS Picks: Leslie Jamison’s Memoir of Addiction
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The Lede, Issue #10: A Trip to the Amazon, the History of Body Snatching, Leslie Jamison’s Memoir of Addiction, and More
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PS Picks: Steve Francis Takes Control
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