Latest drug overdose threat: Elephant sedatives
The drug is 100 times more potent than the fentanyl already escalating the country's heroin epidemic
America's Opioid Epidemic
Heroin spiked with elephant sedative linked to overdoses
Akron, Ohio has seen least 90 overdoses and eight deaths the last 10 days
Congress passes compromise bill to curb drug abuse
White House says President Obama will sign the bill even though it "falls far short" in funding addiction programs
Dying by detox: Heroin-related jail deaths raise alarm
Death due to simple negligence with addicts in custody is a real problem that's being ignored amid the heroin epidemic, advocates say
One dead amid 15 suspected heroin overdoses in Akron
Authorities in one Ohio city say they've responded to more than a dozen suspected heroin overdoses in less than 12 hours
The high cost of heroin addiction
Getting treatment for addiction is expensive, and even if drug users make it through detox, there's no guarantee they can even find a spot at a center for further treatment
Heroin use in U.S. reaches "alarming" high
Two new reports highlight huge spikes in both heroin and opioid painkiller abuse
Leftover painkillers get shared, raising risk
Two studies shed light on the over-prescription of opioid painkillers and how some Americans gain access to the drugs
Many addicts going without meds that curb opioid abuse
A startlingly low number of addicts receive medication that can reduce opioid cravings, ease withdrawal symptoms and improve treatment
Prince's death blamed on fentanyl overdose
The 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate
West Virginia AG's past with drug companies questioned
Patrick Morrisey was once a lobbyist representing pharmaceutical trade group funded by some drug distributors that West Virginia is now suing in opioid crisis
Fentanyl: What you need to know about the deadly opioid
The drug has been linked to 10 deaths in 12 days in California and numerous other outbreaks across the country
New treatment gives hope for those with opioid addiction
A new treatment for opioid addicts -- using implants -- should be available by the end of next month; for some addicts the treatment seems promising
FDA approves drug-oozing implant to control addiction
A new FDA-approved option aims to curb drug craving and withdrawal symptoms for six months at a time
DEA targets drug wholesalers to stem opioid epidemic
Records reveal in a five-year period, the distributor McKesson delivered nearly 100 million opiates to West Virginia -- a state with 1.8 million people
What it's like to love a heroin addict
CBS News follows the toll of heroin addiction in America, including the pain to family members like this aunt whose two nephews are addicts
Report: Painkiller prescriptions may have peaked
After two decades of skyrocketing use and abuse, "the culture is changing"
"I need to have a life": New ways to fight painkiller addiction
As opioid-related overdose deaths continue to climb, CBS News examines the pathway from pain to prescription painkillers and addiction
Heroin addict fights through emotional first days of rehab
CBS News cameras documented a heroin addict's first days trying to get clean and beat his disease
Dangerous heroin-fentanyl combination fuels overdoses
Every 18 minutes, someone in America dies of an opioid overdose; the frightening rates of overdoses are fueled by a mix of heroin and an opioid called fentanyl
Life or death: A heroin addict's last day before rehab
CBS News cameras followed a heroin addict as he spent his last day looking to score drugs before checking into rehab
How opioid addicts can get help
Seventy-eight Americans die every day from an opioid overdose; here's how to get help if you or a loved one is struggling with addiction
In the shadow of death: Jason's journey
Jason Amaral, a 30-year-old heroin addict, is working to get clean after 10 years of overdoses, family losses and hardships. His journey to recovery will be documented in the "CBS Evening News" series, "In the Shadow of Death: Jason's Journey"
Amid heroin epidemic, a focus on stopping drugs at border
Only a tiny fraction of the heroin produced in Mexico for U.S. consumption is seized yearly, and smuggling efforts are sophisticated
Former FDA head: Opioid epidemic one of "great mistakes of modern medicine"
"We didn't see these drugs for what they truly are," said Dr. David Kessler -- 78 people now die each day from overdosing on painkillers
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