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Heroin
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The Surgeon General Urges More Americans to Carry Naloxone
Advocacy groups have long pushed for making more naloxone available to the public as a way to prevent overdoses. The surgeon general's advisory gives that effort a big boost.
New CDC Data Shows a Jump in Opioid-Related Overdoses
Over 63,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016.
An Off-Label Use of Cheap Strips—to Test for Deadly Contaminants in Drugs—Gets the Backing of Science
Research is beginning to show that cheap strips can accurately detect deadly fentanyl, and encourages people to get high more cautiously.
In Heroin’s Heartland
As the opioid epidemic spins out of control, a grassroots network of activists is fighting it at the source.
Why West Virginia’s Heroin Overdose Rate Doubled After It Mandated Doctors Use the State Drug-Monitoring Database
Could the program have driven some West Virginians to use heroin?
America’s Heroin Supply Is Changing — and Becoming Deadlier
Fentantyl, the synthetic opioid nearly 50 times more potent than heroin, continues to spread across America. A powerful…
The Changing Face of American Heroin Users
The fact that more Americans are using heroin now than they were 15 years ago has been extensivelycovered.…
How Prescription Heroin Can Help Addicts
Canada lifted a ban on prescription heroin last week, opening the door for the widespread use of a…
Inside North America’s Only Legal Safe Injection Facility
Addiction, Sharon David says, can seize you any time. Hers began in her mid-30s, after she had already…