Stories Tagged as
Opioid epidemic
West Virginia foster parents say they need more support
by
Roxy Todd
Oct 9, 2019
Roughly 5% of the state's babies are born with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Families taking them in say they feel unprepared for the task.
Inside West Virginia’s overwhelmed foster care system
by
Roxy Todd
Oct 9, 2019
About 85% of the children in state custody have a parent who struggles with substance use disorder. The system is straining to care for them.
The opioid epidemic is killing Americans at work, and employers are taking notice
Sep 24, 2019
To battle opioid overdoses, experts want businesses to think of naloxone like an EpiPen.
What tiny Estonia can teach the U.S. about opioids
by
Victoria Craig
and Szu Ping Chan
May 31, 2019
The Baltic nation has reduced opioid-related death rates. But how?
How big data can identify doctors who overprescribe opioids and avoid potential costs
by
Blake Farmer
Oct 19, 2018
The opioid crisis is estimated to cost $500 billion a year.
How big data can identify doctors who overprescribe opioids and avoid potential costs
by
Blake Farmer
Oct 19, 2018
The opioid crisis is estimated to cost $500 billion a year.
Lawmakers to grill drug wholesalers over opioid epidemic
May 8, 2018
Prescription drug wholesalers, who sit between pharmaceutical manufacturers and health care providers, are expected to get an earful about their role in the opioid epidemic Tuesday. Executives from five companies will testify in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Click the above audio player to hear the full story.
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How one sentence helped set off the opioid crisis
by
Caitlin Esch
Dec 13, 2017
Recently unsealed documents shed light on how the maker of OxyContin seems to have relied more on focus groups than on scientific studies to create an aggressive and misleading marketing campaign that helped fuel the national opioid epidemic.