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Opioid epidemic
Opioid epidemic news and analysis from The Nation
July 9, 2018
American media are addicted to the drama of this presidency.
July 3, 2018
For children growing up in the shadow of the opioid crisis, public schools have become the safety net of last resort.
June 29, 2018
The solution requires much more than reducing access to the potentially harmful drugs.
May 4, 2018
Legislation has been introduced in at least 15 states to tax the companies that make and distribute painkillers like Vicodin and OxyContin.
April 24, 2018
As the death toll from the opioid crisis rises, the city is exploring a humane alternative.
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April 3, 2018
By putting naloxone into the hands of people just released from state prisons, New York hopes to curb this terrible crisis.
March 7, 2018
Though African Americans remain disproportionately impacted by the criminal-justice system, drug laws are locking up an increasing number of whites as well.
March 5, 2018
Progressives should learn from the past to respond to the overdose epidemic.
February 8, 2018
A report by the Defense Department’s inspector general raises questions about a combatant command with a history of scandals.
January 31, 2018
Dispatches from the urban resistance, from Philadelphia to Seattle and beyond
