Addiction and the overdose crisisOur ongoing coverage of addiction, opioids and the broader overdose crisis in Massachusetts.'It's Corporate Greed': Activists Turn To Art To Protest Big Pharma And Opioid EpidemicDomenic Esposito's art installation — a massive metal spoon, burnt at its center as if it had been used to cook drugs — aims to draw attention to the ongoing...Resume09:44Feb 5, 2019Government Shutdown Raises Questions About Opioid Treatment ProcessAfter they reach a certain number of patients, doctors must receive approval from the federal government to prescribe Suboxone, a drug used in conjunction with other therapies to manage opioid...Resume05:31Jan 16, 2019There's A Wide Call To Use Naloxone, But Access Can Be DifficultEven when people get their hands on the overdose-reversal drug, many don't know how to use it.Resume03:38Nov 21, 2018Why Is Meth Use Surging In America Right Now?People working on the ground in states hit hard by the opioid addiction crisis are warning methamphetamine is appearing in greater volumes than ever before.Resume05:28Aug 10, 2018In San Francisco, Bartenders Learn To Spot Drug OverdosesThe opioid crisis has led health care workers to develop many strategies to save lives, like training people to use Narcan, which can reverse overdoses.Resume03:30Aug 7, 2018AdvertisementHow The Opioid Crisis Impacts The Labor ForceThe percentage of workers between ages 25 and 54 who are employed or looking for work is well below the rate of other developed countries, one report says.Resume09:31Jun 18, 2018House Considers More Than 50 Bills To Combat Opioid CrisisThe bills look at everything from addiction treatment to larger drug enforcement efforts to support for families.Resume05:11Jun 13, 2018'They Don't Have To Be Alone In This': Drug Users Unions See Membership Increase"People always think recovery is either you're completely abstinent or you're in full chaotic use, and there is a world in between," says Jess Tilley, president of the New England...Resume10:40Jun 6, 2018'You Don't Sacrifice A Whole City' Over Needle Exchange, West Virginia Mayor SaysPeople seeking free and unused needles "came from 190 different ZIP codes, and we became a hub of activity," says Danny Jones, mayor of Charleston, West Virginia.Resume10:52May 15, 2018Las Vegas' Needle Exchange Vending Machines Are A First In The U.S.Needle exchanges provide people with drug addictions a place to turn in used needles and get new ones while working to prevent outbreaks of hepatitis and HIV.Resume04:25May 14, 2018How Effective Are Needle Exchange Programs?The programs allow people with addiction to turn in used needles and get new ones, and aim to reduce the risk of HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks.Resume05:11May 14, 2018Here's What West Virginia Is Doing To Address The Opioid CrisisThere were 887 opioid overdose deaths in West Virginia in 2016. The state's health commissioner examined the circumstances behind every one of them.Resume10:23May 11, 2018Testing Wastewater For Opioids: North Carolina Town Pilots New TechnologyCary, North Carolina, is one of the first to try to fight the opioid crisis by screening wastewater to track drug use.Resume06:24Mar 28, 2018Alabama AG On Why The State Is Suing OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma"It's concerning when our average lifespan has reduced in the last two years," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says of the opioid crisis.Resume06:26Feb 7, 2018The Face Of Hepatitis C Is Getting YoungerIn recent years, new infections have tripled among people in their 20s. Health officials call it a side effect of the opioid epidemic.Resume05:38Dec 1, 2017Opioid Epidemic Inspires New Hampshire Medical Examiner To Enter MinistryOver the course of 20 years as the state's chief medical examiner, Dr. Thomas Andrew has seen overdoses rise from 30 cases a year to over 500.Resume10:55Nov 1, 2017One Paramedic's View Of The Growing Opioid CrisisThe crisis was the leading cause of death for Americans under 50 last year, claiming more than 64,000 lives.Resume05:58Oct 26, 2017How Virtual Reality Could Replace Pills For Pain SufferersHere & Now's Robin Young speaks with journalist Miles O'Brien about alternative pain therapies, and his own battle with chronic pain.Resume11:05Oct 10, 2017Can A Presidential Declaration Stop An Opioid Epidemic?Declaring a public health emergency in response to the opioid epidemic is a step that a handful of states have already taken.Resume05:25Aug 16, 2017What Does The Science Say About Dangers Of Opioid Exposure?Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti talks with STAT reporter Casey Ross, who's been fact-checking claims about incidental exposure.Resume05:30Aug 10, 2017Next Page
'It's Corporate Greed': Activists Turn To Art To Protest Big Pharma And Opioid EpidemicDomenic Esposito's art installation — a massive metal spoon, burnt at its center as if it had been used to cook drugs — aims to draw attention to the ongoing...Resume09:44Feb 5, 2019
Government Shutdown Raises Questions About Opioid Treatment ProcessAfter they reach a certain number of patients, doctors must receive approval from the federal government to prescribe Suboxone, a drug used in conjunction with other therapies to manage opioid...Resume05:31Jan 16, 2019
There's A Wide Call To Use Naloxone, But Access Can Be DifficultEven when people get their hands on the overdose-reversal drug, many don't know how to use it.Resume03:38Nov 21, 2018
Why Is Meth Use Surging In America Right Now?People working on the ground in states hit hard by the opioid addiction crisis are warning methamphetamine is appearing in greater volumes than ever before.Resume05:28Aug 10, 2018
In San Francisco, Bartenders Learn To Spot Drug OverdosesThe opioid crisis has led health care workers to develop many strategies to save lives, like training people to use Narcan, which can reverse overdoses.Resume03:30Aug 7, 2018
How The Opioid Crisis Impacts The Labor ForceThe percentage of workers between ages 25 and 54 who are employed or looking for work is well below the rate of other developed countries, one report says.Resume09:31Jun 18, 2018
House Considers More Than 50 Bills To Combat Opioid CrisisThe bills look at everything from addiction treatment to larger drug enforcement efforts to support for families.Resume05:11Jun 13, 2018
'They Don't Have To Be Alone In This': Drug Users Unions See Membership Increase"People always think recovery is either you're completely abstinent or you're in full chaotic use, and there is a world in between," says Jess Tilley, president of the New England...Resume10:40Jun 6, 2018
'You Don't Sacrifice A Whole City' Over Needle Exchange, West Virginia Mayor SaysPeople seeking free and unused needles "came from 190 different ZIP codes, and we became a hub of activity," says Danny Jones, mayor of Charleston, West Virginia.Resume10:52May 15, 2018
Las Vegas' Needle Exchange Vending Machines Are A First In The U.S.Needle exchanges provide people with drug addictions a place to turn in used needles and get new ones while working to prevent outbreaks of hepatitis and HIV.Resume04:25May 14, 2018
How Effective Are Needle Exchange Programs?The programs allow people with addiction to turn in used needles and get new ones, and aim to reduce the risk of HIV and hepatitis C outbreaks.Resume05:11May 14, 2018
Here's What West Virginia Is Doing To Address The Opioid CrisisThere were 887 opioid overdose deaths in West Virginia in 2016. The state's health commissioner examined the circumstances behind every one of them.Resume10:23May 11, 2018
Testing Wastewater For Opioids: North Carolina Town Pilots New TechnologyCary, North Carolina, is one of the first to try to fight the opioid crisis by screening wastewater to track drug use.Resume06:24Mar 28, 2018
Alabama AG On Why The State Is Suing OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma"It's concerning when our average lifespan has reduced in the last two years," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall says of the opioid crisis.Resume06:26Feb 7, 2018
The Face Of Hepatitis C Is Getting YoungerIn recent years, new infections have tripled among people in their 20s. Health officials call it a side effect of the opioid epidemic.Resume05:38Dec 1, 2017
Opioid Epidemic Inspires New Hampshire Medical Examiner To Enter MinistryOver the course of 20 years as the state's chief medical examiner, Dr. Thomas Andrew has seen overdoses rise from 30 cases a year to over 500.Resume10:55Nov 1, 2017
One Paramedic's View Of The Growing Opioid CrisisThe crisis was the leading cause of death for Americans under 50 last year, claiming more than 64,000 lives.Resume05:58Oct 26, 2017
How Virtual Reality Could Replace Pills For Pain SufferersHere & Now's Robin Young speaks with journalist Miles O'Brien about alternative pain therapies, and his own battle with chronic pain.Resume11:05Oct 10, 2017
Can A Presidential Declaration Stop An Opioid Epidemic?Declaring a public health emergency in response to the opioid epidemic is a step that a handful of states have already taken.Resume05:25Aug 16, 2017
What Does The Science Say About Dangers Of Opioid Exposure?Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti talks with STAT reporter Casey Ross, who's been fact-checking claims about incidental exposure.Resume05:30Aug 10, 2017