by Chris Thurstone | Jul 29, 2018 | Opiate, Public Policy, Research
What we know for sure is that the United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic that is killing tens of thousands of Americans each year. In 2016, 42,000 Americans died from heroin or opiate overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
by Christine Tatum | Oct 26, 2017 | Opiate, Public Policy
The United States’ rates of drug use, abuse and addiction have become a “national public health emergency” that the country can overcome with the combined efforts of more Americans who are determined to prevent and end the scourge, President Donald...
by Christine Tatum | Jul 15, 2017 | Opiate, Public Policy
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that there is insufficient evidence to support claims that marijuana use will reduce opioid use and overdose deaths. The federal agency wrote: Some preliminary studies have suggested that medical marijuana...