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By
Editorial Team

More than two-thirds of patients have leftover opioids after surgery.

The progression of a burpee movement
By
Dmitry Foox

50 burpees a day, 365 days

Brett with his daughter, Sammie
By
Jennifer Cartright

"Why did I survive and Brett did not?"

The author and her brother
By
Ashley Fennig

2 years, 24 months, 104 weeks

A childhood photo of the author and her brother
By
Jaclyn Brown

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

Taylor in front of the stage
By
Taylor McCaughey

Surpassing my goals at RUAA

Dr. Binetti's head shot

Dr. Binetti started a nonopioid approach with patients. 

Anne Emerson and her fiance
By
Anne Emerson

"I knew that with each overdose he suffered, it was one closer to him dying."

Taylor McNeil and her brother
By
Taylor McNeil

Finding a new support team after losing my brother.

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By
Alan Charles

“If you don’t share who you really are with the people in your life, you’ll never get better.”

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

Chart depicting CDC data showing spikes in opioid-related overdose deaths
By
Kirstin Hope Sievers

How do opioids work? Why are they so addictive? 

A meme of Oprah saying, "you get a mocktail! You get a mocktail!"
By
Laura Silverman

I’m sober, not boring.

Image of the author's son, wearing sunglasses and looking over a balcony
By
Jessie Dunleavy

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

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By
Nancy Vericker

Coupled with fear is a flicker of hope.

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