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America's Opioid Addiction

A look inside America's opioid epidemic: How it is impacting our communities, and what medical professionals and policymakers are doing to stamp out the addiction.

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Cognitive therapy and mindfulness techniques can help patients relinquish opioid pills, medical professionals say. (Associated Press/File)

Doctors turn to effective opioid alternatives as epidemic escalates

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Big Pharma faces big year in court as states, tribes sue over opioid epidemic

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, file photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, members of the DEA Hazardous Materials/Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team go through a decontamination procedure in Lubbock, Texas. During the operation, substances were seized during an ongoing investigation of fentanyl and fentanyl-related compounds. (Russ Baer/DEA via AP) ** FILE **

Fentanyl leaves a lethal mess that's costly and complicated to clean up

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times
Placing a sensitive fentanyl test strip into a mixing container for heroin can check for contamination, giving the user a choice of whether to take a potentially deadly risk. (Associated Press/File)

Fentanyl test strips help drug users detect deadly doses

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times
Gary Mendell

Father on a mission to help other families cope with disease of addiction

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times
Methadone is the oldest and most effective of approved medications used to treat opioid addiction and one of the most stigmatized. It is dispensed in government-licensed centers. (Associated Press/File)

How medication treats opioid addiction

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times
Across the country, the need for addiction treatment is accelerating beyond the available resources. (Associated Press/File)

On front line of opioids battle, resources are scarce and victories are few

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Police change tactics to battle opioid crisis

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Drug dependence doesn't discriminate, but society does

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Shocking statistics of opioid crisis reflect a 'national health emergency'

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams holds up a nasal spray dose of naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversing drug in Concord, N.H., on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. Adams was the keynote speaker at a conference organized by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center about the effects of the opioid crisis on children and families. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer) ** FILE **

HHS recommends prescribing naloxone alongside opioids

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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