As overdoses rise, pioneering police effort evolves
"We're in a position to get people into treatment, but the sad part is the drug that they're taking, in all probability, is going to put them into overdose"
America's Opioid Epidemic
Rise in drug-addicted babies prompts judge's controversial solution
In the last decade, states like Tennessee have seen a ten-fold rise in the number of babies born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
"Everyone's worst nightmare": Powerful opioid suspected in 10-year-old's death
Prosecutors believe boy who died with painkiller fentanyl in his system is among youngest victims of crisis
Ohio family speaks out about son's recovery from addiction
Bill and Eileen Alley spoke with CBS News correspondent Tony Dokoupil about the addiction that nearly killed their son, David
"It's raining needles": Drug crisis creates danger to public
Beaches, playgrounds, rivers, parks -- discarded needles are showing up everywhere and experts offer safety tips
Opioid crisis prompts extreme proposals
CBS News gets a first-hand look at problem overwhelming Middletown, Ohio, where one councilman warns addicts: "We might not show up to treat you"
Mom warns of "Pink" drug that killed her son
The drug is "anywhere between 7 to 8 times more potent than morphine," experts say
Doctor charged in connection with 7 overdose deaths
Howard Gregg Diamond was arrested on charges that include conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and health care fraud; He pleaded not guilty to charges
Police: "Free samples" of tainted heroin distributed in Chicago
Tainted heroin may have resulted in the hospitalization of at least eight people in Chicago due to overdoses
Goal of nation's first opioid court: Keep users alive
Buffalo, New York, is experimenting with the nation's first opioid crisis intervention court to get users into treatment faster
Sheriff won't let deputies carry Narcan, citing safety
The state is among the hardest hit by the opioid crisis, but one county sheriff refuses to allow deputies to carry the overdose-reversal drug
Some communities prescribe opioids at much higher rates
New government research finds a decline in the amount of opioids prescribed in recent years, but researchers say it's not nearly enough
Backlash after councilman asks city to ignore drug overdose calls
"We need to put a fear about overdosing in Middletown,"City Council member Dan Picard said
Cuts in Senate bill could have dire effects on opioid crisis
Proposal in the Senate rolls back Medicaid expansion, and that could potentially cut one treatment center's Medicaid funding by 75 percent
$45 billion added to health care bill for opioid treatment
The additional funds and new language comes as GOP leadership aims for a bill revision by Friday
Mom faces charges after OD forces doctors to deliver baby early: police
Newborn baby girl declared brain dead and decision hasn't been made about taking her off life-support, police said
3 ways to help stop the opioid epidemic
Taking these steps might cut opioid-related deaths by a third, new research suggests
Doctor charged in opioid deaths of patients
Regan Nichols has been charged with five second-degree murder counts in connection to the overdose deaths of at least five patients
Missouri AG sues 3 drug companies over opioid crisis
Lawsuit names pharmaceutical companies -- Endo, Purdue and Janssen -- and seeks "hundreds of millions of dollars" in damages and civil penalties
Mom's grief spurs bill targeting opioid dealers in deaths
State considers a new criminal classification of "homicide by sale of an opiate-controlled substance," punishable by 15 to 25 years in prison
After losing 2 sons to heroin, Texas family speaks out
Gilbert and Kim Freeman are warning parents to stay vigilant and calling on lawmakers to rethink the war on drugs
Deadliest drugs
Overdoses are now the leading cause of death of Americans under the age of 50, and these drugs are the biggest culprits
In a first, FDA asks drugmaker to yank an opioid from the market
FDA eyed role of Endo Pharmaceuticals' drug Opana ER in opioid epidemic
DEA warns police, first responders about dangers of fentanyl
DEA sounds the alarm on the potentially deadly occupational hazard, which some have already experienced
Overdoses now leading cause of death of Americans under 50
Deaths last year likely topped 59,000, which is 19 percent more than the year before, The New York Times reports
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