Oregon’s experiment to curb overdoses by decriminalizing small amounts of illicit drugs is in its third year, and life has changed for most everyone in the city of Portland.
Tag: Opioids and Opiates
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Democrats and Republicans Are Living in Different Worlds
How you view the crisis of men and boys — and whether you think there is one — is just one of the ways you reveal your political leanings.
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They Followed Doctors’ Orders. Then Their Children Were Taken Away.
Federal law has put thousands of women on anti-addiction medications into an impossible bind: Give up your treatment or risk losing your baby.
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An Appeals Court Gave the Sacklers Legal Immunity. Here’s What the Ruling Means.
In return for the shield, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma are committed to paying up to $6 billion to help compensate communities and individuals for the ravages of the opioid epidemic.