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Source : It’s Too Early to Celebrate ‘Progress’ on the Opioid Epidemic|Tonic.vice.com Originally published September 20th, 2018 Instead of taking credit for small wins, the White House needs to treat the drug epidemic like the public health emergency Trump said it was almost a year ago. Fighting Words is a column ...

Source : Why Is the DOJ Trying to Stop Cities from Taking on the Opioid Crisis?|Rolling Stone Originally published August 31st, 2018 Cities across the country have proposed opening doctor-endorsed safe-injection sites to curb opioid fatalities — but the attorney general’s office is threatening civil and criminal penalties if they move ...

Source: A Closer Look at How the Opioid Epidemic Affects Employment|HBR.org Originally published August 20th 2018 The toll that the opioid epidemic has taken on the United States is undeniable. On average, 115 Americans die every day from a drug overdose involving an opioid, and even more suffer the debilitating effects of addiction. ...

Source: Capitalism Is to Blame for the Opioid Crisis| Paste Magazine It has been well-documented that pharmaceutical companies have knowingly inflated the opioid crisis by funneling a truly horrific amount of opioids towards counties suffering from the epidemic. Vox highlighted a disturbing cause and effect relationship that was unearthed by a research letter published in JAMA Internal ...

Source: Don’t blame opioids for the opioid crisis—doctors must become better at pain management|Quartz.com Originally published on November 22, 2017 In the midst of a devastating opioid epidemic that has wrought addiction, despair and death in communities all over the country, the medical and scientific communities are reacting by questioning not only ...

Source: Opioid Crisis: What People Don’t Know About Heroin|Rolling Stone Originally published on May 18, 2018 As the opioid epidemic rages on, many still have misconceptions about what heroin really does – and how we can end the crisis By JONATHAN REISS  In a society that’s lost its faith in religion and institutions ...