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What ‘13 Reasons Why’ Gets Right About Heroin Addiction
Based on my experience as a former heroin user, and as a journalist covering addiction, the show’s depiction is refreshingly authentic.
Rhode Island Found a Way to Cut Post-Prison Overdose Deaths in Half
The state tried to get as many people as possible to start anti-addiction medications while they were inside.
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Opioid Addiction
It's the first monthly, injectable form of buprenorphine, a widely used addiction treatment.
A Much-Hyped Addiction Treatment Is Less Effective Than Older Meds
Despite what other headlines may say.
Another Way Prisons Treat Women Like Shit
Forcing women who just gave birth to detox drastically is inhumane and, experts say, medically unnecessary.
The best opioid addiction treatment is more opioids
Why treating opioid addiction with other opioids isn’t a paradox.
What Trump's National Opioid Emergency Should Look Like
The president should strip away the red tape preventing people from getting methadone or buprenorphine, which are proven to reduce opioid overdose.
Politics and money are holding up America's plan to fight opioid addiction
Republicans and Democrats can't agree on how much money should be spent on drug treatment programs.