Opioid Addiction More Likely For People Who Had Covid, Study Shows
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A study, looking at the health records of 154,000 former Covid patients, focused on the lingering mental health effects of infection
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A DEA Raid Meant to Clean Up a New Mexico Town. Instead, It Made Everything Worse
Posted in: Culture FeaturesEarly one morning in 1999, federal agents descended on tiny Chimayó, New Mexico as part of a nationwide heroin crackdown. Locals say it broke up families and drove addiction deeper into the community
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‘Everybody Is Relapsing’: Michael K. Williams and the Pandemic Overdose Epidemic
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThe actor's death made the crisis real for his fans. But for other addicts in his neighborhood, rising fatal overdoses had been the norm since lockdown
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Beware of Fentanyl-Laced Counterfeit Pills, DEA Warns Amid Record Overdoses
Posted in: Politics NewsThe agency reports an “alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine" being sold online
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Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Plan Is Approved, Allowing the Sackler Family to Escape Legal Accountability for the Opioid Crisis
Posted in: Culture NewsSacklers will pay $4.5 billion and avoid future lawsuits, remaining one of America's richest families
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Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Pay New York $230 Million to Settle Opioid Case
Posted in: Politics NewsThe company also agreed to end the manufacturing and distribution of opioids nationwide
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‘The Crime of the Century’ Trailer: Doc Scrutinizes Big Pharma and Opioid Crisis
Posted in: TV & Movies NewsAlex Gibney's two-part documentary premieres in May on HBO Max
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‘The Crime of the Century’: Alex Gibney Examines the Opioid Crisis in New Doc Teaser
Posted in: TV & Movies NewsTwo-part film will arrive on HBO Max in May
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How Will Biden Address the Surging Opioid Epidemic?
Posted in: Politics News“It’s a slaughter out there," one addiction expert said
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OxyContin Makers Plead Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges
Posted in: Culture News"The devastating ripple effect of Purdue’s actions left lives lost and others addicted," Department of Justice says
