Dr Elizabeth Cherot

Post-surgical opioids pose a dangerous risk to women.

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Jess Keefe

There are ways to get through the holidays.

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Jess Keefe

These guidelines provide a plan for ongoing medical treatment for those with opioid use disorder.

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Jess Keefe

Here's what to try instead. 

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Jessie Dunleavy

He was the happiest he'd been in a long time. He wanted to live.

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Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family will pay the state nearly $275 million.

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Grant Hill

Untreated injuries can lead to even more pain. 

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Steve Leker

When I decided to do a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, it was only natural and fitting that I hike it to raise funds in Brady’s memory. 

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Dr. Binetti started a nonopioid approach with patients. 

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Jaclyn Brown

Addiction was like a roller coaster ride none of us wanted to be on.

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Arsenault appeared on NPR and discussed residential rehab. 

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Rosemary Blackburn

These mothers found hope in recovery. 

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Kirstin Hope Sievers

How do opioids work? Why are they so addictive? 

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Ashley Fennig

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By
Dr. Louise Stanger

Loved ones are likely to experience feelings of guilt, shame, and inadequacy. 

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