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Dependency on opioid painkillers reflects what we already know about life in the small towns of Australia - people tend to have poorer health.
West Virginia favored Trump by more than 2:1 in the 2016 election, but Trump’s policies would particularly hurt the state. Its residents depend heavily on Medicaid to treat opioid addiction.
Alcohol contributes to close to 90,000 deaths a year. Because repeated binge drinking damages the brain, it’s hard to know when we’ve developed a problem. Here are some things to consider.
The nation is still in the grip of an opioid addiction epidemic, but there is some good news. Treatment options are expanding, as professionals learn more about the illness.
New evidence suggests that opioids cause the immune system to run amok and, surprisingly, increase pain. Does this mean that opioids might be contributing to the chronic pain epidemic?
The Senate passed a bill July 13 to address the opioid epidemic. Georgia recently passed a bill that would limit rather than expand the number of treatment centers. Could others follow suit?
As congressional leaders today discuss legislation to curb the opioid epidemic, we look at three articles that explain how it happened and one that suggests some solutions.
Deaths from the powerful drug fentanyl, found in Prince’s body after his death, are rising. Yes, it is dangerous, but it has allowed for the expansion of many types of surgery.
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Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Florida
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
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Dean, Perimeter College & Professor, Social Work, Georgia State University
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Associate Dean and Chief Academic Officer for Nursing and Director, Project Healthy Grandparents, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University
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Associate professor, School of Pharmacy and Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of Sociology, Suffolk University
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Division Chief, Pain Medicine, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Public Health, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor, Psychiatry, University of Florida
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Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
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