By Nora D. Volkow, M.D.Executive Director, National Institute on Drug Addiction Original Post April 20, 2020 Each day in 2018, an average of 185 people in the United States died from a drug overdose (1). In fact, recent declines in U.S. life expectancy are being attributed to direct and indirect effects of alcohol and drug …
The Opioid Issue: Part 6
Part 6: Hope, Not Handcuffs In a growing number of towns, police aren't arresting people facing addiction. Instead, they're providing a doorway to treatment. Judge Linda Davis hasn't only seen the toll opioids take from the bench. She's also seen it at home—with one of her daughters. "I thought our family would be the last …