opioid epidemic
This OxyContin Salesman of the Year doesn’t regret his work
He also takes opioids to manage his own debilitating back pain.
Facebook Needs to Do More to Stop the Online Opioid Market, Says FDA Chief
Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, called on social media sites and internet service providers to crack down on the online drug trade.
A Native American tribe is using traditional culture to fight addiction
Drug court participants find a way back into the community.
China raids fentanyl factory but remains silent on wanted kingpins
A key official says the U.S. hasn’t done enough to convince China to take action on the two kingpins.
Exclusive: China won't arrest two fentanyl kingpins wanted by U.S.
Speaking exclusively to VICE News, Chinese officials say the U.S. hasn't provided "solid evidence" of a crime
It Doesn't Take a Genius to Solve the Opioid Crisis
Solutions to this deadly disaster are clear, and America needs a new coalition to address it—maybe even one that includes Kellyanne "Alternative Facts" Conway.
Synthetic THC is safer than actual weed, according to the DEA
The DEA has officially decided that a notorious fentanyl manufacturer’s synthetic marijuana product is safer and more medically valuable than actual weed.
How the crackdown on painkillers is killing people
Donald Trump's opioid commission recommended in its final report that the U.S. continue to crackdown on prescription opioids and other “supply reduction and enforcement strategies.”
Opioids are killing too many people to autopsy all the bodies
Medical examiners across the U.S. are scrambling to keep up with the surge of bodies.