US news | The Guardian1d ago
White House mandates move away from overdose prevention in US health programs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/trump-administration-overdose-prevention-health-program #TrumpAdministration #HealthPolicy #VaccinesAndImmunisation #OpioidsCrisis #ChildrensHealth #RobertFKennedyJr #Health #UsPolitics #UsNews
Trump administration orders US health programs to move away from overdose prevention

Experts say move signals greater political interference into public health and will exacerbate opioid overdose crisis

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World news | The GuardianJun 14
Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/14/other-medications-opioids-alternatives-study #Opioids #OpioidsCrisis #UsNews #Medicine #Science #SanFrancisco #UsHealthcare #Health
Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds

Medications that target depression, anxiety and poor sleep could help treat pain without opioids’ addictive properties

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US news | The GuardianMay 10
How the Trump White House works against itself in its efforts to prevent overdoses https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/trump-administration-overdose-prevention-policies #TrumpAdministration #Drugs #Fentanyl #OpioidsCrisis #DrugsPolicy #Health #UsPolitics #UsNews
How the Trump White House works against itself in its efforts to prevent overdoses

Contradictory policies that gut harm reduction programs while supporting naloxone access are confusing experts

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Culture | The Guardian USMay 4
John Oliver on gas station drugs: ‘Dangerous substances that can be made by just about anyone’ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/04/john-oliver-gas-station-drugs #JohnOliver #TelevisionRadio #Culture #Television #UsTelevision #Drugs #Drugs #OpioidsCrisis #TvComedy #Comedy #Science
John Oliver on gas station drugs: ‘Dangerous substances that can be made by just about anyone’

The Last Week Tonight host dug into the unregulated ‘wild west’ of kratom, boner pills and ‘gas station heroin’

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World news | The GuardianApr 29
Purdue Pharma to be dissolved as judge approves criminal sentence in opioid case https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/29/purdue-pharma-dissolved-replaced-opioid-settlement #Opioids #OpioidsCrisis #UsNews #UsHealthcare #Health #PharmaceuticalsIndustry
Purdue Pharma to be dissolved as judge approves criminal sentence in opioid case

OxyContin maker to be replaced by new company aiming to combat opioid crisis as legal settlement takes effect

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US news | The GuardianApr 21
Purdue Pharma expected to forfeit $225m as sentence in criminal opioids case https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/purdue-pharma-settlement-payments-opioids #OpioidsCrisis #UsJusticeSystem #UsNews
Purdue Pharma expected to forfeit $225m as sentence in criminal opioids case

Under settlement, Sackler family will pay state, local and Native American tribal governments, individual victims and others

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World news | The GuardianJan 1
Two charities that received £1.1m from Sackler Trust kept anonymous to prevent ‘serious prejudice’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/01/charities-received-sackler-trust-kept-anonymous-to-prevent-serious-prejudice #Charities #Society #VoluntarySector #UkNews #OpioidsCrisis
Two charities that received £1.1m from Sackler Trust kept anonymous to prevent ‘serious prejudice’

British charitable trust that draws on OxyContin maker fortune says it exempted names to protect their reputations

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World news | The GuardianDec 28
The little-known program contributing to a decline in overdose deaths in the US https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/28/crisis-intervention-training-overdose-death-decline #OpioidsCrisis #Opioids #UsNews #Drugs #DrugsPolicy #UsPolicing #WestVirginia
The little-known program contributing to a decline in overdose deaths in the US

Crisis intervention training helps police recognize substance use disorders and connect people with treatment

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US news | The GuardianDec 28
The little-known program contributing to a decline in overdose deaths in the US https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/28/crisis-intervention-training-overdose-death-decline #OpioidsCrisis #Opioids #UsNews #Drugs #DrugsPolicy #UsPolicing #WestVirginia
The little-known program contributing to a decline in overdose deaths in the US

Crisis intervention training helps police recognize substance use disorders and connect people with treatment

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US news | The GuardianDec 15, 2025
Looming federal cuts could devastate Alaska’s fight against overdose deaths https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/15/alaska-overdose-deaths-federal-cuts #Opioidscrisis #USpolitics #Alaska #USnews
Looming federal cuts could devastate Alaska’s fight against overdose deaths

Law enforcement and public health experts worry that potential cuts to resources that save lives and stop the flow of drugs into the state could raise overdose deaths

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