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usatoday.com: Doctors fed the opioid crisis. Can they help cure it?
Posted 3/23/2018
Even as more than 64,000 people in America died in 2016 of drug overdoses — 40 a day from prescription opioids alone — doctors continued promiscuously writing prescriptions for the drivers of this horrifying epidemic.
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burlingtoncountytimes.com: Prosecutor’s ‘Straight to Treatment’ program takes next step in planning process
Posted 3/23/2018
An initiative Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina has been working on for months that would allow those who are addicted to receive treatment instead of jail time took the next step forward.
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nj.com: What 3 people battling heroin addiction say about drugs, cops, and dying
Posted 3/23/2018
It's one thing to know the opioid epidemic exists. And to know how bad it is. To hear statistics, like the number of heroin-related overdose deaths nationwide has more than quadrupled since 2010, and to recognize that that's a problem.
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njspotlight.com: LAWMAKERS SEEK TO EXPAND ACCESS TO OVERDOSE ANTIDOTE
Posted 3/23/2018
Democratic legislators are seeking to expand efforts to address opioid addiction and overdoses through new programs in two very different public institutions — New Jersey’s public schools and state prisons.
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vox.com: How America’s prisons are fueling the opioid epidemic
Posted 3/19/2018
Prisons aren’t linking people to adequate addiction treatment — and many are dying as a result.
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thedailybeast.com: Opioid Maker Funds Efforts to Fight Addiction: Is It ‘Blood Money’ or Charity?
Posted 3/19/2018
Purdue Pharma, whose signature product helped fuel the opioid epidemic, now wants to help treat it—or at least salvage its own reputation.
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usatoday.com: Congress prepares to take on opioid crisis amid evidence the epidemic is growing worse
Posted 3/19/2018
WASHINGTON – Responding to a public health crisis that shows no signs of letting up, Congress is preparing to move forward on a package of bills aimed at curbing the nation’s growing addiction to painkillers.
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vox.com: People are dying because we misunderstand how those with addiction think
Posted 3/12/2018
A philosopher explains why addiction isn’t a moral failure.
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fortune.com: Opioids Are No Better Than Common Painkillers, Study Finds
Posted 3/12/2018
Doctors and patients have long assumed that opioids are uniquely powerful medicines for chronic pain, despite their risks. But it turns out that this reputation may be a myth.
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wtvr.com: Opioid overdose among children nearly doubles, study says
Posted 3/12/2018
The number of children admitted to hospitals for opioid overdose has nearly doubled since 2004, according to a new study.