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opioid epidemic

Bags of white powdery fentanyl on a table.
Health
How the deadly drug fentanyl is making its way to the US
closeup of an acupuncturist's hands inserting needles
Health & Medicine
Is acupuncture a viable alternative to opioids for patients in pain?
women at a prison
Lifestyle
As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments
A used container of the drug Narcan, which is used against opioid overdoses, lies on the ground in a park in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Oct. 26, 2017.
Health
US life expectancy fell in 2016 for second year in a row
OxyContin
Medicine
The family that helped start the opioid crisis
A pharmacist holds prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D. at a local pharmacy.
Health
Why the opioid crisis is an American problem
Master Grower Ryan Douglas waters marijuana plants in a growing room at Tweed Marijuana Inc. in Smith's Falls, Ontario.
Health
Is marijuana a secret weapon against the opioid epidemic?
Police
Lifestyle
The number of daily opioid overdoses in South Florida is overwhelming police
Pills
Health
In 2015 alone, 33,000 Americans died of an opioid-related overdose. What’s fueling the epidemic?