Title: A Drug Cop. A Daughter On Opioids. One Family's Story Of Addiction. | WAMU

URL: http://wamu.org/story/17/10/10/drug-cop-daughter-opioids-one-familys-story-addiction/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article (and accompanying audio segment on WAMU 88.5 Washington, DC) titled, "A Drug Cop. A Daughter on Opioids. One Family's Story of Addiction," by Patrick Madden and Tyrone Turner posted on WAMU's Website October 10, 2017. The article covers a Hagerstown narcotics cop dealing with the opioid addiction and subsequent overdose by his own daughter.

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Title: A Former Heroin Addict Runs A Rehab Center With A Different View Of Abstinence : Goats and Soda : NPR

URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/05/16/723582467/why-an-indonesian-rehab-center-doesnt-insist-on-abstinence?ft=nprml&f=1001

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Why An Indonesian Rehab Center Doesn't Insist on Abstinence," by Julia Simon published on the National Public Radio (NPR) Website on May 16, 2019. The article describes a new rehabilitation center in Indonesia that has implemented a harm reduction approach to treating opioid use disorder.

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Title: A Look at the Underlying Causes of the Opioid Crisis

URL: https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/look-underlying-causes-opioid-crisis/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "A Look at the Underlying Causes of the Opioid Crisis," published on the White House Website on May 13, 2019. The article summarizes a report released by the Council of Economic Advisors titled, "The Role of Opioid Prices in the Evolving Opioid Crisis," that provides insights into factors driving the opioid epidemic, and outlines the current administration's efforts to curb opiod related deaths.

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Title: A New Arizona Law Limits A Doctor's Freedom To Prescribe Painkillers : Shots - Health News : NPR

URL: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/07/08/622729300/patients-with-chronic-pain-feel-caught-in-an-opioid-prescribing-debate/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Segment titled, "Patients with Chronic Pain Feel Caught in an Opioid Prescribing Debate," by Will Stone published on the National Public Radio (NPR) Website on July 8, 2018. The segment, which originally aired on the NPR program All Things Considered, discusses the impact of the response to the opioid epidemic, i.e. curbing access to prescription opioids, on chronic pain patients.

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Title: A Super-Spicy Plant Could Help End the Opioid Crisis

URL: https://futurism.com/pain-relief-resiniferatoxin-rtx

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "A Super-Spicy Plant Could Help End the Opioid Crisis," by Kristin Houser published on the Futurism Website on November 16, 2018. The article describes promising research on a component in the plant, Euphorbia resinifera, commonly known as the resin spurge, that could lead to targeted, non-addictive pain relief medication.

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Title: A new paper suggesting Narcan might have downsides is presenting an immoral case.

URL: http://slate.com/technology/2018/03/a-new-paper-suggesting-narcan-might-have-downsides-is-presenting-an-immoral-case.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Are We Reviving Too Many Opioid Overdoses? Is This Really a Question?" published on the Slate Website on March 8, 2018. The article discusses a paper that suggests the overdose-reversing drug naloxone presents a "moral hazard" and posits that its argument is based on an immoral premise.

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Title: AI Scans Twitter for Signs of Opioid Abuse - Scientific American

URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-scans-twitter-for-signs-of-opioid-abuse/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "AI Scans Twitter for Signs of Opioid Abuse," published on Scientific American's Website on October 30, 2017. The article looks at analyzing Twitter accounts for code words that might imply opioid use (and abuse) and using this information to possibly target public health campaigns in areas where the accounts originate.

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Title: Advocates tout success of program in battle against opioid epidemic | WXXI News

URL: http://wxxinews.org/post/advocates-tout-success-program-battle-against-opioid-epidemic/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Advocates tout success of program in battle against opioid epidemic," by Beth Adams was published on Rochester, New York's public radio station, WXXI's Website on October 18, 2017. The piece focuses on the grassroots organization, Gates to Recovery based in Gates, New York, that works to help people into treatment for addiction.

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Title: America leads the world in drug overdose deaths — by a lot - Vox

URL: http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/28/15881246/drug-overdose-deaths-world/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article posted on the VOX.com Website on June 28, 2017 on the conclusions of a recent U.N. report stating that the United States bears the brunt of the world's opioid abuse problem due in part to where most of the opioids were marketed and who can afford them.

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Title: Anesthesiologist wins disability benefits for opioid addiction | Business Insurance

URL: http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20130118/NEWS08/130119810/Anesthesiologist-wins-disability-benefits-for-opioid-addiction/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Anesthesiologist wins disability benefits for opioid addiction," published on the Business Insurance Website on January 18, 2003. The article discusses the court ruling that an anesthesiologist must be provided long-term disability insurance to deal with an addiction to an opioid commonly used in her practice.

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Title: Anthony Bourdain Has a Lot to Say About the Opioid Epidemic Ravaging Small-Town America | GQ

URL: https://www.gq.com/story/anthony-bourdain-opioid-interview/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Anthony Bourdain Has a Lot to Say About the Opioid Epidemic Destroying Small-Town America by Alexander Bisley published on the GQ Website on January 18, 2017. The article is a short interview with chef Anthony Bourdain that includes his negative reaction to today's pharmaceutical industry.

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Title: As The Opioid Crisis Peaks, Meth And Cocaine Deaths Explode | HuffPost Latest News

URL: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opioid-crisis-meth-cocaine-deaths_b_5cdaed1ce4b0c1f748249d1c?guccounter=1

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "As The Opioid Crisis Peaks, Meth And Cocaine Deaths Explode," by Christine Vestal published on the Huffington Post Website on May 14, 2019. The article describes the rise in deaths due to methamphetamine and cocaine use as they relate to the opioid epidemic.

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Title: Assessment of the Trends in Medical Use and Misuse of Opioid Analgesics from 2004 to 2011

URL: http://www.painphysicianjournal.com/current/pdf?article=MjA2Mg%3D%3D&journal=81

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Assessment of the Trends in Medical Use and Misuse of Opioid Analgesics from 2004 to 2011," published in the Health Policy Research section of the journal, Pain Physician in 2014. The authors describe the results of the study they designed to determine the proportion of drug abuse related to opioid analgesics and the various trends in the medical use and abuse of 8 opioid analgesics commonly used to treat pain: buprenorphine, codeine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, methadone, morphine, and oxycodone.

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Title: Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Overdose Deaths in 2017

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/upshot/opioids-overdose-deaths-rising-fentanyl.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Bleak New Estimates in Drug Epidemic: A Record 72,000 Overdose Deaths in 2017" by Margot Sanger-Katz published on the New York Times Website on August 15, 2018. The article provides an overview of the state of overdose deaths in the United States for the year 2017.

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Title: Brush with the Law

URL: http://mc3.edu/component/content/article/133-arts/10016-brush-with-the-law/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Brush with the Law," published on the Montgomery County Community College's Website. The article describes an exhibition curated by the founder and director of Brush with the Law, a non-profit, community-based visual arts program that helps bring awareness to and fosters an understanding of people who experience the effects of drug addiction and the criminal justice system. The exhibit features an installation displaying short messages written by people struggling with drug addiction, specifically heroin, and the family and friends whose lives have been affected by the user.

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Title: CVS Limiting Opioid Prescriptions To Seven Days

URL: http://www.theonion.com/cvs-limiting-opioid-prescriptions-to-seven-days-1819563765/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Satirical article titled, "CVS Limiting Opioid Prescriptions to Seven Days," published on The Onion Website on October 3, 2017. The article reports readers' opinions on this new policy.

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Title: Can opioid recovery activists start a movement?

URL: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2017/10/can_opioid_recovery_activists_start_a_movement.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Where are the Opioid Recovery Activists?" by Zachary Siegel published on the Slate Website on October 29, 2017.

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Title: Child Watch Column: Children and the Opioid Crisis

URL: http://www.childrensdefense.org/newsroom/child-watch-columns/child-watch-documents/ChildrenandtheOpioidCrisis.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Children and the Opioid Crisis," by Children's Defense Fund president, Marian Wright Edelman published in Edelman's weekly column titled, "Child Watch" on the Children's Defense Fund Website on October 27, 2017. The column addresses the opioid epidemic's impact on children.

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Title: Chronic pain patients suffer in opioid crisis as doctors fear retribution

URL: https://www.dailycamera.com/2019/06/02/chronic-pain-patients-suffer-in-opioid-crisis-as-doctors-fear-retribution/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Chronic pain patients suffer in opioid crisis as doctors fear retribution," by Madeline St. Amour published on the Daily Camera Website on June 2, 2019. The article describes the ramifications of broad opioid prescription policies for chronic pain patients.

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Title: Combating Opioid Abuse through a Unified State and Local Response: The Ohio Governor’s Cabinet Opiate Action

URL: https://www.chcs.org/resource/combating-opioid-abuse-through-a-unified-state-and-local-response-the-ohio-governors-cabinet-opiate-action/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Combating Opioid Abuse through a Unified State and Local Response: The Ohio Governor's Cabinet Opiate Action," published on the Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. Website in May 2018. The article discuses Ohio Governor John Kasich's establishment of the Governor's Cabinet Opiate Action Team (GCOAT) that developed a coordinated and comprehensive approach to combatting the opioid crisis.

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Title: Convenience Store Installs Anti-Drug Lights To Deter Heroin Use In Bathrooms

URL: http://www.ibtimes.com/convenience-store-installs-anti-drug-lights-deter-heroin-use-bathrooms-2624937

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Convenience Store Installs Anti-Drug Lights to Deter Heroin Use in Bathrooms," published on the International Business Times Website on December 6, 2017. The article details the decision made by a convenience store in Altoona, Pennsylvania to install blue-tinted lights in their public bathrooms to discourage customers from shooting heroin there.

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Title: Data-Sharing Website May Speed Response to New Illegal Drugs

URL: http://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2018/07/data-sharing-website-may-speed-response-new-illegal-drugs?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=17e198b70f-MR_COPY_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-17e198b70f-150776793

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Data-Sharing Website May Speed Response to New Illegal Drugs," published on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Website on July 5, 2018. The article describes the agency's efforts to help identify fentanyl, which comes in many forms with slightly different chemical structures, through a Website for sharing data on these drugs' chemical signatures.

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Title: Dealing with Drug Seeking Behavior

URL: http://acphospitalist.org/archives/2014/02/coverstory.htm

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Dealing with Drug Seeking Behavior," by Stacey Butterfield published in the American College of Physicians (ACP) Hospitalist publication in February 2014. The article discusses the difficulty of recognizing and treating pain, especially when physicians factor in the complication of opioid misuse and addiction.

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Title: Death After Treatment for Heroin Dependence - Drug Rehab Options

URL: https://www.rehabs.com/pro-talk-articles/death-after-treatment-for-heroin-dependence/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article, posted on Rehab.com's Pro Talk Website May 14, 2015 entitled, "Death After Treatment for Heroin Dependence" looks at the high risk of drug poisoning for patients in rehab who participate in 28-day abstinence-based programs as opposed to long term maintenance treatments and that all treatment centers should be versed in overdose training and Narcan (naloxone) application.

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Title: Doctor Found Liable in Suit Over Pain - latimes

URL: http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jun/15/news/mn-10726/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Doctor Found Liable in Suit Over Pain," by Maria La Ganga and Terence Monmaney published on the Los Angeles Times Website on June 15, 2001. The article reports on an Alameda County jury that found a doctor liable for elder abuse for not prescribing enough painkillers to relieve the suffering of a dying man.The story suggests this could be a wake-up call to physicians nationwide who undertreat pain, which the author considers to be a major health problem.

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Title: Doctor's Duty to Ease Pain At Issue in Calif. Lawsuit - The Washington Post

URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/05/07/doctors-duty-to-ease-pain-at-issue-in-calif-lawsuit/c5cce996-344e-40d3-b656-c5da7338e050/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Doctor's Duty to Ease Pain At Issue in California Lawsuit," by Susan Okiewas published on the Washington Post Website on May 7, 2001. The article gives the background on one of the first lawsuits against a physician for the undertreatment of pain. The case, originating in California, involves a patient's family suing a doctor (following the patient's death) claiming that the prescribed drugs were not powerful enough to reduce the patient's pain and reflected the growing influence of patients and advocacy groups to demand better pain management.

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Title: Don't Blame Addicts for the Painkiller Overdose Epidemic - Drug Rehab Options

URL: https://www.rehabs.com/pro-talk-articles/dont-blame-addicts-for-the-painkiller-overdose-epidemic/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article, posted on Rehab.com's Pro Talk Website April 10, 2015 entitled, "Don't Blame Addicts for the Painkiller Overdose Epidemic" examines the misconception of opioid overdose deaths and that the vast majority of such "overdoses" are not from addicts, but people mixing their prescribed opioids with other drugs.

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Title: Don’t Punish Pain Rally Attracting Nationwide Acceptance

URL: http://nationalpainreport.com/dont-punish-pain-rally-attracting-nationwide-acceptance-8837209.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Don’t Punish Pain Rally Attracting Nationwide Acceptance," by Ed Coghlan published on the National Pain report Website on September 15, 2018. The article describes the Don't Punish Pain organization's objectives and growing number of sponsored rallies throughout the United States. The Don't Punish Pain organization was founded by chronic pain patients that use opioids in response to legislative efforts to curb opioid overprescription, which they believe inadvertently makes it more difficult for them to obtain medication and creates public confusion over legitimately and illegitimately obtained opioids.

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Title: Drug Crisis: Majority Of Americans Say Companies Should Be Held Accountable : NPR

URL: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/716691823/majority-of-americans-say-drug-companies-should-be-held-responsible-for-opioid-c/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Majority of Americans Say Drug Companies Should be Held Responsible for Opioid Crisis," by Brian Mann published on the National Public Radio (NPR) Website on April 25, 2019. The article describes the results of an NPR poll on what actions should be taken in response to the opioid epidemic.

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Title: Ending the Opioid Epidemic — A Call to Action | NEJM

URL: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1612578

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Ending the Opioid Epidemic - A Call to Action," published in the New England Journal of Medicine on November 9, 2016. The article, written by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, talks about the letter and pocket card he mailed in August of 2016 to millions of doctors across the country to address the opioid epidemic.

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Title: Ethics & Religion Talk: What is your view on needle exchanges? | MLive.com

URL: http://www.mlive.com/opinion/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/03/ethics_religion_talk_what_is_y.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Ethics & Religion Talk: What is your view on needle exchanges?" by Melody Wilson published in the Grand Rapids Press Opinion section on March 21, 2017. The article features interviews with various local religious leaders what their faith tradition says about needle exchanges.

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Title: Europe's silent opioid epidemic

URL: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-04-europe-silent-opioid-epidemic.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Europe's Silent Opioid Epidemic," published on April 5, 2018. The article, which originally appeared in the magazine, Horizon: The EU Research & Innovation Magazine, describes how researchers are trying to understand the effect of the opioid epidemic in Europe, where opioids are more tightly regulated but codeine abuse is rising.

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Title: Expert: Opioids Are 'The Defining Epidemic Of The 21st Century' | HuffPost Health

URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opioid-epidemic-robert-dupont_us_5b16dda6e4b099fa52f3eda2/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Expert: Opioids Are 'The Defining Epidemic of the 21st Century," by Roger Parloff published on the Huffington Post Website on June 6, 2018. The article presents expert Psychiatrist Robert L. DuPont's reflections on the epidemic.

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Title: FDA's opioids adviser accuses agency of having 'direct' link to crisis | Opioids crisis | The Guardian

URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/24/fda-opioids-big-pharma-prescriptions/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "FDA's opioids adviser accuses agency of having 'direct' link to crisis," by Chris McGreal published on The Guardian Website on January 24, 2019. The article relays remarks made by Dr. Raeford Brown, the chair of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opioid advisory committee, accusing FDA officials of putting the interests of the pharmaceutical industry ahead of public health.

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Title: Facing deaths of despair from the depths of despair in West Virginia

URL: http://www.statnews.com/2018/07/12/despair-deaths-opioid-crisis-west-virginia/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=111a79ce58-Daily_Recap&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-111a79ce58-150776793

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Facing deaths of despair from the depths of despair in West Virginia," by Clay Marsh published on the STAT News Website on July 12, 2018. Article discusses the sociological context for the opioid epidemic in West Virginia, linking overdose deaths to feelings of despair that are rooted in chronic social stress.

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Title: Fat Joe, Rick Ross Headlining Long Island Fundraiser Concert To Help Fight Opioid Epidemic

URL: https://www.longislandpress.com/2018/09/25/fat-joe-rick-ross-headlining-long-island-fundraiser-concert-to-help-fight-opioid-epidemic/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Fat Joe, Rick Ross Headlining Long Island Fundraiser Concert to Help Fight Opioid Epidemic," by Eden Laikin published on the Long Island Press Website on September 25, 2018. The article promotes the Recover or Die event in Long Island, which is part of a national tour to educate, promote awareness, and raise funds for opioid addiction treatment, and discusses the impact of the entertainment industry on the opioid epidemic.

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Title: Fentanyl Killed My Sister. Here's What I'd Say to Her Dealer | Time

URL: http://time.com/5281371/dear-dealer-sister-fentanyl-overdose/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Personal essay titled, "What I'd Say to the Drug Dealer Who Gave My Sister a Fatal Dose of Heroin," by Nadia Bowers published on TIME's Website on May 19, 2018. The essay is written as a letter addressed to Bowers' sister's drug dealer, who provided a fatal dose of heroin mixed with fentanyl.

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Title: Fighting Fentanyl

URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/national/fentanyl-epidemic-trump-administration/?utm_term=.4645e488d2ab

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Fighting Fentanyl," by Sari Horwitz, Scott Higham, Steven Rich, and Shelby Hanssen published on the Washington Post Website on May 22, 2019. The article describes the increasing prevalnece of fentanyl the gap in resources to adequately address it's impact on American communities.

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Title: For all their risks, opioids had no pain-relieving advantage in a yearlong clinical trial - Los Angeles Times

URL: http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-opioid-painkillers-no-better-20180306-story.html/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "For all their risks, opioids had no pain-relieving advantage in a yearlong clinical trial," published on the Los Angeles Times Website on March 6, 2018. The article discusses the first randomized clinical trial to make a head-to-head comparison between opioids and other kinds of pain medications. The trial known as Strategies for Prescribing Analgesics Comparative Effectiveness (SPACE) enrolled patients treated by the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs health care system in a year-long study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Title: Former Insys CEO pleads guilty to opioid kickback scheme | Reuters

URL: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-insys-opioids-idUSKCN1P312L

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Former Insys CEO pleads guilty to opioid kickback scheme," by Nate Raymond published on the Reuters Website on January 9, 2019. The article reports that former Insys Therapeutics Inc. CEO, Michael Babich, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and mail fraud charges in cooperation with prosecutors in connection with a scheme to bribe doctors into over prescribing opioid medications. Babich's plea comes before five more former Insys executives are to face trial for participating in the same scheme.

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Title: Gov. Asa Hutchinson: Opioid abuse, addiction a 'serious problem' in Arkansas | KATV

URL: https://katv.com/news/political/arkansas-gov-asa-hutchinson-talks-serious-problem-of-opioid-abuse-at-katv-town-hall/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Gov. Asa Hutchinson: Opioid abuse, addiction a 'serious problem' in Arkansas," published on the KATV Website on April 16, 2019. The article describes a town hall event in which Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and other drug experts discussed the opioid epidemic in the state and how it has been and should be addressed.

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Title: Greensboro doctor who lost license after allegedly over-prescribing opioids speaks out | FOX8 WGHP

URL: https://myfox8.com/2019/02/27/greensboro-doctor-who-lost-license-after-allegedly-over-prescribing-opioids-speaks-out/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Greensboro doctor who lost licsense after allegedly over-prescribing opioids speaks out," by Hayley Fixler published on the FOX8 Website on February 27, 2019. The article details the circumstances around a lawsuit brought by Dr. Wayland McKenzie against the North Carolina Medical Board after the latter body removed Dr. McKenzie's license for opioid overprescription.

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Title: Heroin Addiction Among Middle-Class Women - The Unique Ways the Opioid Epidemic Affects Females | Marie Claire

URL: http://www.marieclaire.com/health-fitness/a19685213/heroin-addicts-female-opioid-epidemic/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "How Heroin Came for Middle-Class Moms" by Hayley Krischer published on the Marie Claire Website on August 20, 2018. The article focuses on how the opioid epidemic impacts people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, including those that one would least expect to be afflicted by addiction.

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Title: Heroin Hysteria: Media Misinformation and Responsible Reporting - Drug Rehab Options

URL: https://www.rehabs.com/pro-talk-articles/heroin-hysteria-media-misinformation-and-responsible-reporting/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article, posted on Rehab.com's Pro Talk Website December 10, 2015 entitled, "Heroin Hysteria: Media Misinformation and Responsible reporting," examines misconceptions about heroin in the media and its role in current opioid epidemic. It recommends what the media should publish to save people from heroin poisoning.

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Title: How Delaware is Addressing the Opioid Epidemic

URL: https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhcc/files/opiodpresentation_03022017.pdf

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Florida governor announces task force on opioid crisis," by Mike Schneider published on the Associated Press (AP) Website on April 1, 2019. The article describes Florida's most recent efforts to curb the opioid epidemic in the state, which include reinstating the Office of Drug Control within the Executive Office of the Governor and establishing a state task force on drug abuse.

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Title: How to Laugh at an Opioid Crisis - VICE

URL: http://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/jpmkkg/how-to-laugh-at-an-opioid-crisis/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Interview with comedian Mark Hughes, a former addict, who hosted a comedian-driven community event in the Eastside area of Vancouver to bring the story of opioid addiction to the general public. In the interview, published on VICE's Website on December 18, 2016, Hughes talks about his personal struggle with addiction and the positive effect of his show.

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Title: In Cities Where It Once Reigned, Heroin Is Disappearing

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/18/health/heroin-fentanyl-deaths-baltimore.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "In Cities Where It Once Reigned, Heroin is Disappearing," by Abby Goodnough published on the New York Times Website on May 18, 2019. The article described a downward trend in the prevalence of heroin on the east coast of the United States, leading to the rise in the cheaper drug, synthetic fentanyl. The shift has lead to an uptick in overdose deaths, particularly among long-time heroin users that thus far have been able to manage their addictions.

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Title: In Midst of Opioid Crisis, an Addiction Medication Program for Federal Prisons Fizzles

URL: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/42096-special-investigation-in-midst-of-opioid-crisis-an-addiction-medication-program-for-federal-prisons-fizzles/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: report titled, "In Midst of Opioid Crisis, an Addiction Medication Program for Federal Prisons Fizzled," by Mike Ludwig published on the Truthout Website on September 28, 2017. The report examines the lack of a Medication-Assistance Treatment (MAT) programs in the federal prison system following a field trial in 2014.

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Title: It Would Really Help Me Out If You Guys Could Just Give Up Your Health Insurance This One Time

URL: http://www.theonion.com/it-would-really-help-me-out-if-you-guys-could-just-give-1819585063/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Satirical article titled, "It Would Really Help Me Out If You Guys Could Just Give Up Your Health Insurance This One Time," published on The Onion Website on September 25, 2017. The article, "written" by U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, asks people to give up their health insurance, including opioid treatment, to help him out.

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Title: Jacob P. Waletzky Award: Nominate a Colleague for an Award, Prize, or Fellowship

URL: https://www.sfn.org/Awards-and-Funding/Individual-Prizes-and-Fellowships/Outstanding-Research-and-Career-Awards/Jacob-P-Waletzky-Award/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Page on the Society for Neuroscience's Website dedicated to the Jacob P. Waletzky Award. The page features award criteria and the recipients of the award, which is given to a young scientist (within 15 years of his/her PhD or MD) whose independent research has led to significant conceptual and empirical contributions to the understanding of drug addiction. The award is named for Jacob P. Waletzky who died of heroin and cocaine overdose in 2001.

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Title: Jails and prisons: the unmanned front in the battle against opioids

URL: http://www.statnews.com/2018/07/02/opioid-epidemic-jails-prisons-treatment/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Jails and prisons: the unmanned front in the battle against the opioid epidemic," by Brian Barnett published on the STAT News Website on July 2, 2018. Article discusses the incarceration of addicts and the lack of withdrawal treatment in prisons.

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Title: Jamie Lee Curtis Reveals Her Past Struggles With Opioid Addiction

URL: https://www.wmagazine.com/story/jamie-lee-curtis-opioid-addiction

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Jamie Lee Curtis Reveals Her Past Struggles with Opioid Addiction," by Brooke Marine published on the W Magazine Website on October 24, 2018. The article describes the actress' struggle with opioids as discussed during her most recent press tour to promote the latest installment of the movie franchise, "Halloween," and notes how the opioid crisis has been incorporated into contemporary popular culture.

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Title: Kaleo increased the price of its rescue medication to exploit U.S. opioid crisis, new report finds - MarketWatch

URL: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kaleo-increased-the-price-of-its-rescue-medication-to-exploit-us-opioid-crisis-new-report-finds-2018-11-19

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Kaleo increased price of its rescue medication to exploit U.S. opioid crisis, new report finds," published on the MarketWatch Website on November 20, 2018. The article summarizes the findings of a U.S. Senate investigation into Kaleo Pharmaceuticals decision to increase the price of its opioid reversal drug in the face of the opioid crisis.

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Title: Kentucky sues Walgreens over opioid epidemic - CBS News

URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-sues-walgreens-over-opioid-epidemic/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Kentucky Sues Walgreens over opioid epidemic," by Kate Gibson posted on the CBS News Website. The article reports on a lawsuit filed by Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear that alleges that Walgreens, "engaged in unfair, misleading and deceptive business practices by filling huge opioid orders with great frequency, while failing to report suspicious orders to authorities."

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Title: Legislative efforts to staunch opioid crisis collide with moneyed interests

URL: https://www.statnews.com/2018/06/07/opioid-crisis-legislation-moneyed-interests/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "As opioids legislation gains steam, efforts to address crisis collide with moneyed interests," by Lev Facher posted in the STAT Website's politics section on June 7, 2018. The article discusses the many bi-partisan legislative efforts put forth members of Congress and the opposition they face.

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Title: Letter: McSally confused on opioid crisis

URL: https://tucson.com/opinion/letters/politics-local/letter-mcsally-confused-on-opioid-crisis/article_1c4e3664-d87e-11e8-88c3-73cb61f1e58b.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Letter: McSally Confused on opioid crisis," by Scott Lukomski published in the opinion section of the Arizona Daily Star Website on October 25, 2018. In the letter, Lukomski criticizes senatorial candidate Martha McSally's conflation of the opioid epidemic with drug trafficking and illegal immigration.

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Title: Life Insurance Application Denied Because Nurse Applicant Carries Naloxone : Shots - Health News : NPR

URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/13/674586548/nurse-denied-life-insurance-because-she-carries-naloxone

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, The Opioid Epidemic's First Corporate Casualty May Be a Drugmaker That Helped Fuel the Crisis," by Riley Griffin published on the Bloomberg Website on December 4, 2018. The article chronicle's the pharmaceutical company, Insys' legal and financial trouble as it faces allegations that it bribed doctors and health care employees to prescribe Subsys, a fentanyl spray. The company hopes to sell off the opioid arm of the company and focus on the medical marijuana market.

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Title: Longtime Heroin Addict Fights For Recovery : Shots - Health News : NPR

URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/03/537683319/that-fentanyl-thats-death-a-story-of-recovery-in-baltimore/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Segment titled, "'That Fentanyl-That's Death': A Story of Recovery in Baltimore," by Audie Cornish and Andrea Hsu published on the National Public Radio (NPR) Website on August 3, 2017. The segment, which originally aired on the NPR program All Things Considered, follows the story of Andrea "Teacup" Towson, a recovering opioid addict living in Baltimore, over a period of three years. Page includes audio.

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Title: Louvre Removes Name Of OxyContin’s Sackler Family From Museum Walls | HuffPost Latest News

URL: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/louvre-removes-sackler-family-name_n_5d2f7517e4b020cd993e0832

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

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Title: Lower Opioid Overdose Death Rates Associated with State Medical Marijuana Laws

URL: http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/lower-opioid-overdose-death-rates-associated-with-state-medical-marijuana-laws/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Press release titled, "Lower Opioid Overdose Death Rates Associated with State Medical Marijuana Laws," published on the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Website on August 25, 2014. The article, originally published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, looks at the correlation between the presence of medical marijuana laws and the lower rate of death caused by opioids.

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Title: Michigan cities sue drug manufacturers, pharmacies over opioid epidemic | MLive.com

URL: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/12/michigan_cities_sue_drug_manuf.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Michigan cities sue drug manufacturers, pharmacies over opioid epidemic," published on the MLive Website on December 19, 2017. The article reports on Michigan cities that are suing drug manufacturers and pharmacies over the opioid epidemic.

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Title: Museums Cut Ties With Sacklers as Outrage Over Opioid Crisis Grows

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/arts/design/sackler-museums-donations-oxycontin.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Museums Cut Ties With Sacklers as Outrage Over Opioid Crisis Grows," by Alex Marshall published on the New York Times Website on March 25, 2019. The article describes a growing trend amongst organizations in the United States and the United Kingdom of rejecting substantial donations from the Sackler family due to concerns over the family's role in promoting the opioid epidemic in the United States.

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Title: NIH Targets $500 Million At Opioid Crisis

URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/elliekincaid/2018/06/12/nih-targets-500-million-at-opioid-crisis/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "NIH Targets $500 Million At Opioid Crisis," by Ellie Kincaid published on the Forbes Website on June 12, 2018. The article describes Congress' allocation of research funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as part of a government effort to combat the opioid crisis through the development and testing of medications for opioid addiction. The article also describe criticism aimed at a proposed public-private partnership with pharmaceutical companies.

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Title: New York Sues Sackler Family Members and Drug Distributors

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/health/new-york-lawsuit-opioids-sacklers-distributors.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "New York Sues Sackler Family Members and Drug Distributors," by Roni Caryn Robin published on the New York TImes on March 28, 2019. The article describes a suit filed in the state of New York aimed at reclaiming funds from the Sackler family that it alleges were transferred from Purdue Pharma to private or offshore accounts in an effort to shield the assets from litigation. The suit also alleges that the Sackler family eliminated a financial paper trail, voted to pay themselves millions through offshore companies, and created a new company to sell opioids during the 2007 federal investigation into Purdue Pharma's actions surounding OxyContin.

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Title: New details revealed about Purdue's marketing of OxyContin- STAT

URL: https://www.statnews.com/2019/01/15/massachusetts-purdue-lawsuit-new-details/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "‘A blizzard of prescriptions’: Documents reveal new details about Purdue’s marketing of OxyContin," by Andrew Joseph published on the STAT News Website on January 15, 2019. The article provides information found in documents from a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family filed by the State of Massachussets. The documents, only recently made public, primarily focus on marketing strategies for the opioid drug, OxyContin.

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Title: On the Anniversary of His Death, Inside Harris Wittels’ Final Intimate, Revealing Discussion with Pete Holmes

URL: http://splitsider.com/2016/02/on-the-anniversary-of-his-death-inside-harris-wittels-final-intimate-revealing-discussion-with-pete-holmes/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "On the Anniversary of His Death, Inside Harris Wittels' Final Intimate, Revealing Discussion with Pete Holmes," by Arjune Rama, MD published on the Splitsider Website on February 19, 2016. The article features an interview with Pete Holmes, the host of the podcast, "You Made It Weird," who interviewed sitcom producer and close friend Harris Wittels a few months before Wittels' opioid overdose death in 2014. In that podcast episode, published on The Nerdist Website on November 29, 2014, Wittels spoke frankly about his struggle with addiction. See collection seed: "http://nerdist.com/you-made-it-weird-236-harris-wittels-returns/."

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Title: Opioid 'contracts' humiliate some patients with chronic pain, and may not make them safer | cleveland.com

URL: https://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2018/04/opioid_contracts_humiliate_som.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioid 'contracts' humiliate some patients with chronic pain, and may not make them safer," by Brie Zeltner published on the cleveland.com Website on April 25, 2018. The article discusses the efficacy of the practice of contracts meant to deter opioid abuse, which require patients to submit to random urine drug screens, pill counts, etc.

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Title: Opioid Crisis At Forefront As Midterms Approach

URL: https://www.thefix.com/opioid-crisis-forefront-midterms-approach/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioid Crisis At Forefront As Midterms Approach," by Beth Leipholtz published on The Fix Website on October 1, 2018. The article discusses the opioid epidemic as a potentially impactful midterm election talking point for politicians.

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Title: Opioid Crisis Fuels A Spike In HIV Infections, And Experts Fear There's More To Come | HuffPost Health

URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hiv-increase-masschusetts-opioid-needle-sharing_us_5ad4afd4e4b077c89ceb0442/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioid Crisis Fuels a Spike in HIV Infections, and Experts Fear There's More to Come," by Erin Schumaker published on the Huffington Post Website on April 18, 2018. The article discusses two Massachusetts cities that are struggling with an outbreak of fentanyl use.

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Title: Opioid Deaths Could Be Underestimated

URL: http://www.theonion.com/opioid-deaths-could-be-underestimated-1819563557/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Satirical article titled, "Opioid Deaths Could be Underestimated," published on The Onion Website on April 25, 2017. The article shares readers' opinions on a CDC report that the number of opioid deaths may be higher than expected since opioids are not listed as the cause of death.

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Title: Opioid Overdose Death Causes on Rosanne Show

URL: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/can-you-die-of-an-opioid-overdose-like-roseannes-character-did/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Can You Die of an Opioid Overdose the Way Roseanne's Character Did?" published on the Healthline Website on October 23, 2018. The article provides a synopsis of an episode of the television show, The Connors in which it is revealed that the matriarch dies of an opioid overdose. The article addresses how the opioid epidemic was handled in the show, specifically analyzing whether the way the character obtained the drugs and the manner in which she died were realistic.

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Title: Opioid Questions Answered : Shots - Health News : NPR

URL: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/03/09/592305410/questions-and-answers-about-opioids-and-chronic-pain/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Segment titled, "Questions And Answers About Opioids And Chronic Pain," published on the National Public Radio (NPR) Website on March 9, 2018. The segment features questions fielded from Facebook and Twitter about opioids and chronic pain with edited responses from Dr. Ajay Wasan, professor and Vice Chair for Pain Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

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Title: Opioid Takedown — FBI

URL: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/arpo-strike-force-opioid-takedown-041719/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioid Takedown: Multiple Medical Professionals Among 60 Charged with Facilitating Illegal Opioid Prescriptions," published on the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Website on April 17, 2019. The article describes an Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid (ARPO) Strike Force operation that targeted health professionals that engaged in supplying illegal opioid prescriptions.

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Title: Opioid commission to Trump: Declare state of emergency - CNN

URL: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/health/opioid-commission-emergency-declaration/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioid Commission Tells Trump to Declare State of Emergency," by Wayne Drash published on the CNN Website on August 1, 2017.

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Title: Opioid epidemic changes how police test drugs - The Morning Call

URL: http://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-police-drug-testing-20170725-story.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioid Epidemic Changes How Police Test Drugs," by Pamela Lehman published on The Morning Call Website on August 7, 2017. The article warns that police (and other first responders) must exercise greater caution when testing and handling drugs during arrests of opioid users as some of the drugs are so powerful that simple air/touch exposure can lead to overdoses necessitating the application of naloxone.

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Title: Opioid epidemic: Treat drug addiction, chronic pain together

URL: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/04/25/opioid-epidemic-overdose-treat-addiction-pain-management-prescription-drugs-column/3548434002/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioid epidemic: Fight addiction and chronic pain together to save lives," by Caleb Alexander and Joshua Sharfstein published on the USA Today website on April 25, 2019. The article considers methods for simultaneously addressing addiction and addressing chronic pain.

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Title: Opioid maker Purdue Pharma fights to prevent documents involving Sackler family from going public | CNN

URL: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/health/purdue-pharma-stay-bn/index.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioid maker Purdue Pharma fights to prevent documents involving Sackler family from going public," by Rob Frehse and Tony Marco published on the CNN Website on January 30, 2019. The article describes a motion filed by Purdue Pharma to stay a judge's order to release documents to the public that allegedly detail the company's deceptive and unethical marketing strategies for the drug OxyContin.

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Title: Opioid prescribing fell after clinicians told their patient had died of overdose - STAT

URL: http://www.statnews.com/2018/08/09/opioid-prescribing-medical-examiner-letters-overdose/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=073053be94-Daily_Recap&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-073053be94-150776793

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Clinicians were told their patients had died of an overdose. Then opioid prescribing dropped," by Andrew Joseph published on STAT News on August 9, 2018. Article discusses the impact of notifying clinicians about their patients' overdose deaths.

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Title: Opioid stigma is keeping cancer patients from proper pain control

URL: http://www.statnews.com/2018/07/06/cancer-patients-pain-opioid-stigma/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=e4e8f94e07-Daily_Recap&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-e4e8f94e07-150776793

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioid stigma is keeping many cancer patients from getting the pain control they need," by Sara Ray and Kathleen Hoffman published on STAT News Website on July 6, 2018. Article explores the impact of the opioid epidemic on the ability of cancer patients to get the treatment they need.

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Title: Opioid-addicted zebrafish attempt to get a hit 2,000 times in 50 minutes, study says - The Washington Post

URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/09/01/opioid-addicted-zebrafish-attempt-to-get-a-hit-2000-times-in-50-minutes-study-says/?utm_term=.b11e3932140d

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioid-addicted zebrafish attempt to get a hit 2,000 times in 50 minutes, study says," by Travis M. Andrews was published on the Washington Post Website on September 1, 2017. The article describes a study run by researchers at the University of Utah published in the journal of Behavioral Brain Research that looked at opioid addicted zebrafish with the hope of learning something that will be useful in treating opioid addicted humans.

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Title: Opioids Have Sparked An HIV Outbreak In Massachusetts | HuffPost Health

URL: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/massachusetts-fentanyl-opioids-hiv_us_5b6470bfe4b0b15abaa2958c

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Opioids Have Sparked an HIV Outbreak In Massachusetts" by Erin Schumaker published on the Huffpost Website on August 6, 2018. The article describes a spike in HIV cases linked to intravenous drug use as fentanyl becomes more prevalent.

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Title: Oregon Medicaid program could cut off chronic pain patients from opioids - STAT

URL: http://www.statnews.com/2018/08/15/oregon-medicaid-tapering-opioids/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=5131375a3f-MR_COPY_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-5131375a3f-150776793

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Tapered to zero: In radical move, Oregon's Medicaid program weighs cutting off chronic pain patients from opioids," by Lev Facher published on the STAT News Website on August 15, 2018. Article discusses Oregon's dilemma over cutting off the flow of opioids, even for chronic pain patients.

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Title: OxyContin Maker Criticized For New ‘It Gets You High’ Campaign

URL: http://www.theonion.com/oxycontin-maker-criticized-for-new-it-gets-you-high-c-1819580059/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Satirical article titled, "OxyContin Maker Criticized for New 'It Gets You High' Campaign," published on The Onion Website on July 10, 2017. The article describes a Purdue Pharma ad campaign for that highlights the addictive qualities of Oxycontin.

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Title: OxyContin: Purdue Pharma's painful medicine | Fortune

URL: http://fortune.com/2011/11/09/oxycontin-purdue-pharmas-painful-medicine/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "OxyContin: Purdue Pharma's Painful Medicine," published on Fortune Magazine's Website on November 9, 2011. The article looks at the complicated history and legacy of the opioid OxyContin and its creator, Purdue Pharma.

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Title: Paterson hospital's opioid program goes national - nj.com

URL: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/paterson_hospital_opioid_program_goes_national_in_house-pas.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Paterson hospital's opioid program goes national," by Jonathan D. Salant published on the news Website NJ.com on June 12, 2018. The article describes a program developed in a New Jersey hospital that avoids using opioids to treat pain. The program has inspired legislation co-sponsored by Representative Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-9th District) that passed through the House of Representatives on June 12, 2018.

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Title: Penn State projects take on the opioid epidemic | Penn State University

URL: http://news.psu.edu/story/493940/2017/11/13/research/penn-state-projects-take-opioid-epidemic/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Penn State Projects Take On The Opioid Epidemic" published on the Penn State University Website on November 13, 2017. The article discusses two new projects by Penn State researchers, law enforcement, and the community to raise awareness of opioid addiction and to identify and disrupt the opioid distribution network in Pennsylvania.

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Title: People with autism aren’t protected from opioid addiction.

URL: http://slate.com/technology/2018/04/people-with-autism-arent-protected-from-opioid-addiction.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "People with Autism Aren't Protected From Opioid Addiction. They Might Be at Higher Risk," by Elizabeth Kunreuther published on Slate's Website on April 19, 2018. The article discusses the link between populations with autism and opioid use.

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Title: President Trump Signs Bipartisan Bill to Fight Opioid Crisis | The Pew Charitable Trusts

URL: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/10/24/president-trump-signs-bipartisan-bill-to-fight-opioid-crisis/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "President Trump Signs Bipartisan Bill to Fight Opioid Crisis: Legislation expands access to treatment on multiple fronts," by Allan Coukell published on the Pew Trusts Website on October 24, 2018. The article provides an overview of the bipartisan bill, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, signed into law on October 24, 2018.

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Title: President Trump To Speak At Opioid Abuse Summit In Atlanta : NPR

URL: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716647630/president-trump-to-speak-at-opioid-abuse-summit-in-atlanta/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Interview titled, "President Trump to Speak at Opioid Abuse Summit in Atlanta," between Rachel Martin and Nora Volkow, Director of the National Instiute on Drug Abuse published on the National Public Radio Website on April 24, 2019. The interview discusses the Trump administration's approach to combating the opioid crisis.

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Title: Public Safety Aspects of the Heroin Abuse Epidemic | The Pew Charitable Trusts

URL: http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2015/07/public-safety-aspects-of-the-heroin-abuse-epidemic/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Briefing from the Pew Charitable Trusts titled, "Public Safety Aspects of the Heroin Abuse Epidemic," posted on their Website July 1, 2015. The briefing looks at the available research and reports that a combination of strategies including expanding access to naloxone and the improvement and availability of treatment is most likely to curb heroin abuse.

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Title: Purdue Pharma and Sacklers Reach $270 Million Settlement in Opioid Lawsuit

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/health/opioids-purdue-pharma-oklahoma.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Purdue Pharma and Sacklers Reach $275 Million Settlement in Opioid Lawsuit," by Jan Hoffman published on the New York Times Website on March 26, 2019. The article describes how an historic settlement will be distributed in an agreement that concludes a lawsuit brought by the state of Oklahoma against Purdue Pharma over the company's role in the opioid epidemic.

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Title: Purdue Pharma sought secret plan to become 'end-to-end pain provider,' lawsuit alleges | CNN

URL: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/31/health/purdue-pharma-unredacted-lawsuit/index.html

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Purdue Pharma sought secret plan to become 'end-to-end pain provider,' lawsuit alleges," by Erica Orden published on the CNN Website on January 31, 2019. The article describes the Purdue Pharma's business and marketing strategies outlined by documents from a lawsuit against the company and the Sackler family filed by the state of Massachussets. The documents show that the company had a plan to become an "end-to-end pain provider" by selling opioids and drugs to treat opioid addiction.

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Title: Recovery experts set up new ‘religion’ in Maine that may skirt drug laws

URL: https://www.statnews.com/2018/12/18/church-of-safe-injection-maine-drug-law/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=e4f9fb2d09-MR_COPY_12&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-e4f9fb2d09-150994113

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Welcome to the Church of Safe Injection: Clean syringes are salvation and membership may help skirt the law," by Lev Facher published on the STAT News Website on December 18, 2018. The article describes the formation of the Church of Safe Injection (SI), a harm reduction clinic characterized as a church. This religious affiliation could provide protection to the organization if legally challenged. Founder Jesse Harvey, a peer recovery coach, has stated that the church is "compelled to break the law because of our commitment to humanity, human rights, and public health."

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Title: Responding to the opioid crisis: An overview of strategies and resources for law enforcement

URL: http://www.policeone.com/police-products/Narcotics-Identification/articles/420507006-Responding-to-the-opioid-crisis-An-overview-of-strategies-and-resources-for-law-enforcement/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Page on the PoliceOne.com Website that offers visitors a free download of the guide, " Responding to the Opioid Crisis: An Overview of Strategies and Resources for Law Enforcement." PoliceOne.com is an online clearinghouse for police across the country to learn and share information.

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Title: Rhode Island Inmates Get Top-Level Treatment For Opioid Addiction : Shots - Health News : NPR

URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/11/19/668340844/rhode-island-prisons-push-to-get-inmates-the-best-treatment-for-opioid-addiction/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Rhode Island Prisons Push to Get Inmates the Best Treatment for Opioid Addiction," by Andrewa Hsu and Ari Shapiro published on the National Public Radio (NPR) Website on November 19, 2018. The article describes the efforts of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections to treat inmates suffering from opioid use disrorder.

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Title: Richard Sackler may profit (again) from an opioid crisis he helped cause - Vox

URL: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/9/7/17831710/richard-sackler-opioid-epidemic-buprenorphine/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "His family helped cause the opioid crisis. Now he might profit from addiction treatment," by German Lopez published on Vox's Website on September 7, 2018. The article reports that Richard Sackler, the former president of Purdue Pharma, has invested in a patent for a new formulation of buprenorphine, a medication that treats opioid addiction. Sackler thereby stands to benefit financially from the addiction crisis that his family's company helped create through the marketing and distributing of the addictive opioid prescription drug, OxyContin.

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Title: Roseanne Is Mad At 'The Conners' For All The Wrong Reasons | KQED

URL: https://www.kqed.org/pop/106576/roseanne-is-mad-at-the-conners-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Roseanne Is Mad At 'The Conners' For All The Wrong Reasons," by Alexandra Rae published on the KQED Website on October 22, 2018. The article discusses Roseanne Barr's reactions to her character's cause of death, an opioid overdose, on the television series, "The Conners." The article also argues that the show, which features a economically insecure white middle class family living in the Midwest, is a perfect platform to explore the nation's opioid epidemic in a way that is relatable to the majority of impacted Americans.

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Title: SSRIs Can Undercut Some Opioids' Effectiveness, Study Says : Shots - Health News : NPR

URL: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/02/06/691998300/antidepressants-can-interfere-with-pain-relief-of-common-opioids?ft=nprml&f=1001

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Antidepressants Can Interfere with Pain Relief of Common Opioids," by Jonathan Lambert published on the Nationa Public Radio Website on February 6, 2019. The article describes the results of a research study that indicated antidepressants lessen the effects of opioids when taken together. Researchers say their discoveries could lead to better pain management and reduce opioid prescriptions.

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Title: Signing Opioid Law, Trump Pledges To End 'Scourge' Of Drug Addiction : NPR

URL: https://www.npr.org/2018/10/24/660205718/signing-opioid-law-trump-pledges-to-end-scourge-of-drug-addiction/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: Article titled, "Signing Opioid Law, Trump Pledges to End 'Scourge' of Drug Addiction," by Ayesha Rascoe and Scott Horsley published on the National Public Radio (NPR) Website on October 24, 2018. The article discusses the bipartisan legislation signed into law on October 24 that is aimed at curbing the opioid epidemic.

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Title: Special Series: 'Alternatives' - N.H. Gets Creative to Curb Ongoing Opioid Crisis | New Hampshire Public Radio

URL: http://nhpr.org/post/special-series-alternatives-nh-gets-creative-curb-ongoing-opioid-crisis/

Collection: Opioid Epidemic web archive

Description: A special series titled, "'Alternatives' - N.H. Gets Creative to Curb Ongoing Opioid Crisis," by Paige Sutherland published on the New Hampshire Public Radio's Website on September 20, 2017. The series focuses on the creative methods New Hampshire is using to combat their opioid epidemic, including acupuncture, involuntary commitment, and needle exchanges.

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