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Professor Sarah Milov talked about her book, The Cigarette: A Political History, in which she explored the political history of tobacco in America. She was interviewed by David Kessler,…

Viewers commented on a new American Medical Association report showing that the death rate among Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 is increasing, driving down U.S. life expectancy for a third…

This National Institute of Mental Health film produced by George Washington University surveys the problem of narcotics in the 1960s, and details efforts to study and implement new…

First lady Melania Trump spoke at the B’More Youth Summit, an event that aims to promote awareness to students of the nation’s opioid crisis.

Medical practitioners and experts examined challenges in research and innovation at a day-long forum hosted by Research!America in Washington, D.C. Dr. Ned Sharpless, acting commissioner of the Food…

Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams testified on substance abuse treatment before the Senate Finance Committee. Dr. Adams outlined various strategies to combat the opioid epidemic including…

Bioethicist Travis Rieder explored the opioid crisis and shared his own experience with opioid dependency. Mr. Rieder is the author of In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with…

The RAND Corporation hosted a discussion on the fentanyl and synthetic opioid epidemic. Drug policy experts discussed the trends in fatal overdoses in the U.S. and the challenges…

The 2019 Oxford House annual convention was focused on the opioid epidemic and substance abuse recovery efforts. This portion of the event included a panel discussion on drug courts and…

The 2019 Oxford House annual convention was focused on the opioid epidemic and substance abuse recovery efforts. This portion of the event included a panel discussion on drug addiction…

First lady Melania Trump spoke at the National Red Ribbon Rally at Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Washington, D.C. Red Ribbon is a national anti-drug campaign that is…

Lloyd Sederer discussed addiction and the opioid crisis from the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival in Maryland.

Guardian journalist Chris McGreal reported on the opioid epidemic in America.

Viewers responded to the question, “Do you support banning flavored e-cigarettes?” President Trump recently announced that he would like to ban e-cigarettes amid six deaths related to the…

President Trump announced $1.8 billion in federal grants to states to combat the opioid crisis. The president was joined by members of his administration working on the opioid crisis. Following the…

Drug Policy Alliance’s Kassandra Frederique talked about the history of the war on drugs.

Professor Elizabeth Gray talked about the use of and public opinion on opium and laudanum in the 19th century. Professor Gray described how most laudanum addicts at the time were upper…

Viewers commented on the legacy of the war on drugs.

The 2019 Oxford House annual convention was focused on the opioid epidemic and substance abuse recovery efforts. The event began with keynote remarks by Harvard Medical School Psychiatry…

Viewers responded to the question, “Who do you blame for the opioid crisis?”