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How to get health insurance to cover opioid addiction, good news about naloxone's shelf life, and more.

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Got unused prescription pills sitting around in your medicine cabinet? Don’t miss your chance to safely dispose of them this weekend.

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Anonymous

I was 17 when I had my first drink. And it was love at first sip.

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Sam Arsenault joins the podcast Listening In (With Permission) to discuss Shatterproof's newest project: a consumer-friendly provider rating system.

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Shannon Hartley

Even though overdose deaths have increased sharply for women, only 20% of women say they were screened for a substance use disorder before being prescribed opioids after surgery.

SUD news 6/1/18

When Purdue knew about OxyContin misuse, criminal prosecutions in overdose death cases, and more.

SUD news 5/25/18

Predatory rehab marketers in Facebook recovery groups, exploitative treatment programs, and more.

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Victoria Kaplan

I decided to fundraise for Shatterproof after my brother, James Kaplan, died from addiction in November of 2015.

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It's been a busy two weeks in Washington. Here's the latest.

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Yesterday on the Hill, heartbreaking stories like Brian's put a human face on the opioid epidemic.

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Tune in to the live stream at 10:30 am!

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With hearings in both the House and Senate and a number of bills under discussion to address the opioid epidemic, this was a busy week on Capitol Hill.

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Key addiction legislation is moving into committee hearings. Here are the details.

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