US overlooks drug treatment centers in hepatitis C fight

MANCHESTER and LONDON, England — Alison Starkie spends her days tracking down people who need testing or treatment for ...

New White House drug abuse strategy floats wastewater testing, AI, more treatment

The Trump administration is proposing wastewater testing to try to ferret out data on illegal drug use in real time, according to a draft of a new drug control strategy obtained by CBS News. It also ...
News Tribune

Trump’s drug strategy aims to bolster addiction services — despite gutting of government support

The White House's newly released strategy for tackling the nation's drug and addiction crisis calls for a number of ambitious ...
The New York Times

Desperate for Drug Treatment

Readers respond to Nicholas Kristof’s column about his friend’s struggle with addiction. To the Editor: Re “The Prison Sentence That Saved My Friend’s Life,” by Nicholas Kristof (column, Feb. 9): My ...
The New York Times

They Entered Treatment. Drugs, Overdoses and Deaths Followed.

Baltimore addiction programs draw patients with free housing while collecting millions. Some say one company offered little help. Amanda Vlakos was found dead of an overdose in September while ...
CNN

They needed treatment for drug addiction. The company they turned to may have used them to commit fraud

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