‘Gas-Station Heroin’ Sold as Dietary Supplement Alarms Health Officials Tianeptine, found at convenience stores, at smoke shops and online, can mimic an opioid. It is among a growing class of substances that are difficult to control.
An Overdose Antidote Becomes a Tricky Issue at Some Nightclubs Security guards have confiscated naloxone from bar and nightclub goers, even though city officials encourage people to carry the drug to save lives.
We Need to Rethink Our Treatment of Pain Cutting off access to pain medication will only hurt people who are truly suffering.
48 Million Americans Live With Addiction. Here’s How to Get Them Help That Works. We have the tools we need to create a world where addiction is just one aspect of people’s lives instead of a dark portal to despair and early death.
Opioid Victims Have a Settlement. Will the Supreme Court Undo It? The justices will decide whether the multibillion-dollar compensation deal struck by Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family is legal.