Posted inSecond Opinion OxyContin’s 12-hour problem — and its central role in the prescription opioid epidemic by Susan Perry 05/06/201605/06/2016
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Posted inSecond Opinion As opioid deaths reach record high, drug industry resists efforts to rein in prescriptions by Susan Perry 12/21/201505/19/2016
Posted inMental Health & Addiction Statewide billboard campaign aimed to spread positive message about reversing opiate overdose by Andy Steiner 12/02/201512/02/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Death rate rising among white, middle-aged adults, study finds by Susan Perry 11/03/201511/03/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion Heroin use is on the rise — especially in the Midwest by Susan Perry 07/09/201507/09/2015
Posted inMental Health & Addiction DHS Commissioner Jesson outlines state response to opioid addiction crisis by Andy Steiner 05/06/201505/06/2015
Posted inSecond Opinion CDC: Many childbearing-age women risk birth defects by taking prescription opioids by Susan Perry 01/26/201511/01/2016
Posted inSecond Opinion Medical society warns against use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain by Susan Perry 10/02/201404/07/2017
Posted inSecond Opinion Midwest leads country in increase of hospitalizations for prescription painkiller overdoses by Susan Perry 08/15/201412/21/2015
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Posted inCommunity Voices For famed actor or middle-class kid: Heroin’s grip is powerful, too often lethal by Carrie Daklin 02/11/201402/24/2014
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Posted inMental Health & Addiction Upward trends in opioids, meth and LSD seen in statewide study by Sarah T. Williams 01/23/201410/30/2014
Posted inPolitics & Policy Twin Cities, Minnesota trying to cope with flood of cheap, pure heroin by Colleen Case and Bryna Godar 01/20/201402/24/2014