Sean O’Donnell was a typical Southern teenager. His mother recalls him as a boy who loved to hunt duck and …
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The current drug crisis, fueled by the widespread use of opioids such as prescription painkillers, heroin, and illicit fentanyl, has quickly …
The world lost an iconic rock legend in October 2017 when Tom Petty died. Originally determined to be a cardiac arrest, his …
A new research study on communicating about opioids in Appalachia has published shocking results: stigma is the driving force that …
It’s an exciting time to be an advocate for drug policy reform and harm reduction. For the first time in …
In all my years writing articles, I never get as strong a reaction from readers as when writing about race …
With fentanyl use on the rise, first responders are increasingly in contact with a drug more potent than morphine or …
While the country is obsessing over the idea of “fake news,” let’s talk about some actual fake news: Narcan parties.
There is much talk nowadays about the “white face” of the opioid epidemic and how sympathetic media coverage of white …
The first time Deirdre Sampson (name changed) ever tried to have her younger sister, Kelly, involuntarily committed to drug treatment …