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Opioid epidemic
Opioid epidemic news and analysis from The Nation
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September 17, 2020
“It’s really hard to think about recovery, or putting down substances, when your basic human needs aren’t being met.”
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May 27, 2020
But the pandemic has made the problem worse, too.
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May 22, 2020
The pandemic offers Americans a chance to look hard at the ways in which government has failed society—but also a chance to do something about it.
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April 23, 2020
As overdose deaths climb, advocates and activists fear the opioid crisis will run headlong into the Covid-19 crisis.
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November 22, 2019
It’s unlikely pharmaceutical executives will face a full reckoning in court, but transformative justice could give victims the relief they deserve.
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June 20, 2019
At a hearing, Republicans told a familiar story while the Poor People’s Campaign presented a bold budget proposal.
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April 2, 2019
Help end the stigma, then raise awareness about addiction treatment and overdose prevention.
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February 21, 2019
Vancouver and Philadelphia are both facing overdose epidemics—but one city has found a way to keep people alive.
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October 4, 2018
The avoidable Scott County epidemic may reveal a terrifying future for public health in America.
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September 26, 2018
The decline of America’s rural health system and its toll on my family.
