Drugs

White House Wakes Up to the Heroin Epidemic

August 18, 2015 3:32 pm

A kit of Naloxone, a heroin antidote that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, is displayed at a press conference about a new community prevention program for heroin overdoses in which New York police officers will carry kits of Naloxone, on May 27, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Politics

White House announces $13m to fight heroin epidemic

Susan Crabtree -

August 17, 2015 2:43 pm

A pistol and 154 pounds of heroin worth at least $50 million are displayed at a Drug Enforcement Administration news conference, Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in New York. AP Photo

Washington Secrets

Obama targets U.S.-Mexico border in heroin war, drugs a ‘serious threat’

Paul Bedard -

August 17, 2015 2:19 pm

What Presidential Candidates Can Learn from Chris Christie About the Drug Problem

David Murray, John Walters -

August 6, 2015 7:04 pm

Libertarians for Bigger Government

Irwin M. Stelzer -

August 3, 2015 3:36 pm

The bill tackles the opioid crisis through different angles. It aims to increase access for first responders to the overdose antidote Naloxone. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

Politics

DEA official: ‘I’ve never seen’ heroin use this bad

Nathan Rubbelke -

July 28, 2015 10:57 pm

Deals for Dealers and the Phony Charge of ‘Broken Justice’

David Murray, John Walters -

July 17, 2015 4:35 pm

Obama Can’t Find Victims of ‘Mass Incarceration’ in Federal Prisons

John Walters -

July 14, 2015 5:14 pm

In this May 13, 2015 photo, the contents of a drug overdose rescue kit is seen at a training session in Buffalo, N.Y., on how to administer naloxone, which reverses the effects of heroin and prescription painkillers. The kits are being provided to community members in Erie County who seek training in how to recognize a potential drug overdose and administer naloxone, which reverses the effects of heroin and prescription painkillers. New York and other states have been equipping lay people, as well first responders and families of addicts, with naloxone in an effort to increase the chances it will be there when needed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)

Healthcare

Vital heroin treatment still too pricey: lawmaker

Robert King -

July 8, 2015 4:01 am

Healthcare

Heroin use on the rise

Robert King -

July 7, 2015 5:35 pm

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