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The Public Isn't So Confident in Effectiveness of Opioid Settlements

May 4, 2023

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The Public Supports Most Opioid Harm Reduction Strategies as Experts Push for Better Treatment Options

May 3, 2023

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3 in 10 Americans Say They Know Someone Affected by Opioid Addiction Amid Surge in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths

May 2, 2023

After Sha’Carri Richardson’s Olympic Snub, Americans Are Divided on Whether Athletes Should Be Allowed to Use Marijuana

July 22, 2021

Mental Health Care

Exclusive: Bipartisan Pair of House Lawmakers Introducing Bill to Improve Peer Support Access for Patients With Mental Health Issues

April 21, 2021

Congressional Politics

Two-Thirds of Voters Back House Vote to Decriminalize Marijuana

December 9, 2020

Affordable Care Act

If the Affordable Care Act Falls, People Battling Drug Addiction Will Be Hit Especially Hard, Experts Say

October 21, 2020

Study Suggests Medicaid Expansion Helps Boost Access to Opioid Addiction Drug

August 21, 2019

A Gap Between Opioid Bills Has an Easy Fix in Existing Medicaid Waivers, Experts Say

September 21, 2018

Who Should Regulate Marijuana? Most Say States Over the Federal Government

July 20, 2018

Democrats, Public Health Experts Highlight Lack of Funds as Opioid Bills Advance

April 26, 2018

Congressional Politics

Cornyn Backs Wyden’s Call to Have Drug Executives Testify Before Senate Panel

April 19, 2018