The Research Behind Trump’s Anti-Drug Proposals
Is condemning drug dealers to death really a wise strategy?
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Is the Secret to Solving the Opioid Crisis More Opioids?
Medication-assisted treatment in Rhode Island's prisons is preventing overdose deaths among the recently incarcerated.
Teaching the Art of Reading in the Digital Era
As the art of close reading has declined, a cohort of experts has emerged to reverse the trend and encourage stronger reading habits.
Even Apple Investors Are Worried About Smartphone Addiction
Two of Apple's largest investors called on the tech giant to take smartphone addiction more seriously. Research shows they're right to be concerned.
In Heroin’s Heartland
As the opioid epidemic spins out of control, a grassroots network of activists is fighting it at the source.
The Caregivers of the Opioid Epidemic Are Going It Alone
Across the country, people are becoming unexpected caregivers of children whose parents have become addicted to opioids. In most states, they're doing it with little to no help at all.
Letter From Las Vegas, Nevada: Expelling Demons on the Strip
To much of the outside world, gambling is a vice not worthy of mercy: It is a symptom of recklessness, of compulsiveness, of greed. But compulsive gambling is also an addiction—one that affects some three to four million people in the United States alone.
Trump’s Drug Commission Comes Out With 50-Plus Recommendations to Reduce Addiction in America
The question now is whether the White House will implement them.
Trump Is Declaring Opioid Addiction a National Emergency After All
The announcement comes 10 days after a commission he created strongly recommended the classification.
Three Generations of Opioid Addiction
Inside one family's decades-long struggle with opioids in Jamestown, New York.