NOAH WEILAND
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U.S. to Fund Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jails and Prisons
The Biden administration is asking states to use Medicaid funds to cover opioid addiction treatment in correctional facilities, where many people suffer intense cravings and...
Millions on Medicaid May Soon Lose Coverage as Pandemic Protections End
A requirement that states keep people on Medicaid during the coronavirus pandemic has come to an end, and 15 million people could lose their coverage...
The Blueprint for Fairleigh Dickinson’s Upset Came From an Even Smaller School
As the 16th-seeded Knights celebrated their improbable defeat of top-seeded Purdue, players and coaches reflected on how their style was developed at St. Thomas Aquinas,...
Fairleigh Dickinson, Barely in the N.C.A.A. Tournament, Topples Purdue in a Shocker
The 16th-seeded Knights were heavy underdogs to Purdue. But in 40 minutes on the court, none of that mattered.
More Doctors Can Now Prescribe Buprenorphine to Opioid Users. Will It Help?
The federal government loosened regulations for buprenorphine, but health experts warn that entrenched problems around training and access could stall efforts to get people the...
Workers Fighting America’s Overdose Crisis Are ‘Hanging by a Thread’
President Biden has endorsed “harm reduction,” which aims to cut down on overdoses by encouraging safer drug use. But the organizations carrying out that strategy...
A New Strategy for Preventing Fentanyl Overdoses: Testing Drugs
Machines that examine samples of drugs can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, but experts say they are an increasingly vital tool...
U.S. Will Offer Free At-Home Covid Tests as Part of Winter Plan
With cases on the rise, the Biden administration said it would restart a program that provided hundreds of millions of tests through the Postal Service.
As White House Presses for Booster Shots, Americans Are Slow to Get Them
Only about 15 million doses of the new shots have been administered so far, and many Americans appear to be unaware of or simply uninterested...
As Overdoses Soar, Rhode Island Embraces Drug Consumption Sites
It is the first state to legalize supervised drug consumption sites, which some addiction experts believe will help lower record overdose rates.
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