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Breadman came to me recently with a harrowing story. Aged 43, he lives in South Philadelphia and acquired his nickname…
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It's well established that America’s addiction treatment industry fails to fully meet the needs of people with substance use disorders.…
On International Overdose Awareness Day 2018, Dean LeMire sat in the New Hampshire woods with Jim Wuelfing, pondering a dilemma.…
A one-size-fits-all approach to the "opioid epidemic" will not work, say researchers at Iowa State University. Co-authors David Peters, Shannon…