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Former drug users work on the front lines of opioid crisis in Rhode Island

Former drug users work on the front lines of opioid crisis in Rhode Island

They visit overdose victims in the hospital. They hand out lifesaving drugs on the streets and educate their peers about their own relapses. In Rhode Island, former drug addicts are the most valuable fighters on the front lines of the war against...

Huntington, West Virginia: A community overwhelmed by opioids

Huntington, West Virginia: A community overwhelmed by opioids

At the epicenter of America's opioid epidemic, Huntington, West Virginia’s growing addiction problem has overwhelmed everyone from first responders to business owners to newborns. So far, the city's robust efforts to fight back haven't been enough to...

Why this poet couldn't avoid writing about the opioid crisis

Why this poet couldn't avoid writing about the opioid crisis

The opioid crisis has plagued poet William Brewer’s hometown in West Virginia. His vivid poems tell the story of the opioid epidemic from different voices and depict the sense of bewilderment people find themselves in as addiction creeps into their...