PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
One Million Australians Are Abusing Prescription Drugs
New data shows our addiction to opioids is following the same trajectory as North America's.
How the crackdown on painkillers is killing people
Donald Trump's opioid commission recommended in its final report that the U.S. continue to crackdown on prescription opioids and other “supply reduction and enforcement strategies.”
A Vote on Ohio Prescription Drug Prices Could Change Health Care Nationwide
On November 7, Ohio voters will decide to vote “yes” or “no” on drug price caps. The result of the vote has wide implications for how Americans negotiate prescription drugs.
Maryland Has a Plan to Fight Soaring Drug Prices
It could provide a cut-and-paste model for the rest of the country to follow.
Even After Overdosing, Most Pain Patients Still Get Opioids
It didn't matter if the overdose was on heroin or prescription painkillers.
What Trump's National Opioid Emergency Should Look Like
The president should strip away the red tape preventing people from getting methadone or buprenorphine, which are proven to reduce opioid overdose.
No, High Workers Aren't What's Wrong with America's Economy
Bosses keep complaining that they can't find middle-class workers with clean urine—as if that's a real reason why inequality is so high in this country.
Sick New Zealanders Can Finally Get Medicinal Cannabis From Their Doctor
The government announced today they will lift restrictions on doctors prescribing CBD oil.