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Addiction

Politics

Two GOP senators wanted $45 billion in health care bill to battle opioid crisis. They got $2 billion

Business

Could a vaccine deter opioid addiction? U.S. taxpayers are subsidizing research

By Rebecca Robbins

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Politics

Addiction experts say GOP proposal to replace Medicaid spending won’t help

By Erin Mershon

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Health

Coroner: Sleep apnea among causes of Carrie Fisher’s death

By Associated Press

Health

At first meeting of Trump’s opioid commission, health advocates plead for Medicaid spending

First Opinion

To better treat the opioid crisis, call in the journalists?

By Sandeep Kapoor

Health

Do family members have a right to know when a loved one overdoses on opioids?

By Erin Mershon and Andrew Joseph

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Health

Mass overdose in Georgia leaves up to four dead, officials say

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Health

Kratom with a side of cheesesteak: A sub shop’s vending machine draws customers desperate to kick opioids

By Eric Boodman

Health

Your mind can be trained to control chronic pain. But it will cost you

By Meghana Keshavan

Special Report

The addict brokers: Middlemen profit as desperate patients are ‘treated like paychecks’

By David Armstrong and Evan Allen — Boston Globe

First Opinion

Close the postal system loophole that eases opioid shipments into the US

By Juliette Kayyem

Politics

After outcry, Trump budget largely preserves ‘drug czar’ funding

By Andrew Joseph

First Opinion

Why taking drugs to treat addiction doesn’t mean you’re ‘still addicted’

By Sarah E. Wakeman and Maia Szalavitz

Health

After an officer accidentally overdoses on fentanyl, a police chief calls for stronger laws

First Opinion

Shame won’t solve the opioid crisis. Corporate dissembling only makes it worse

By David A. Patterson Silver Wolf

Health

How effective is medication-assisted treatment for addiction? Here’s the science

By Kate Sheridan

Politics

Ousted surgeon general rebukes Tom Price over comment on addiction treatment

Heavyweights

Trump’s pick to run mental health is poised to shake things up. Even some liberals can’t wait

By Meghana Keshavan

Politics

White House names new members of opioid commission

By Andrew Joseph

Politics

Tom Price commends West Virginia officers who arrested journalist asking questions

By Andrew Joseph

Health

FDA proposes that doctors learn about acupuncture for pain management

By Megan Thielking

Politics

Does the White House need its own drug policy office? A former insider offers a resounding ‘yes’

By Andrew Joseph

First Opinion

Fighting despair offers a key way to stop opioid abuse

By Manal Aboelata, Larry Cohen, and Sheila Savannah

Health

As they fight the opioid crisis, addiction counselors see a grave new threat: the GOP health plan

By Andrew Joseph

First Opinion

The shadow of Big Tobacco looms over e-cigarettes and harm reduction

By Amy Fairchild and Ronald Bayer

Exclusive

Sales executive for opioid maker was addicted to the drug he promoted

By David Armstrong

Health

A dangerous mix of opioids called ‘gray death’ is causing overdoses in parts of the US

By Associated Press

Health

How Virginia dramatically expanded treatment options for addiction (and skirted federal law)

By Andrew Joseph

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