opiate addiction

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The rate of babies in Michigan born to drug-addicted moms is increasing. What needs to change?

UPDATED: 4/26/16 at 2:37 pmInconsolable crying. Difficulty feeding. Tremors. Tight muscle tone. Fever. Diarrhea.These are among the miseries a newborn…

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Reminder: Pharmaceutical companies started the opiate epidemic, and thousands have died from it.

Dustin Dwyer

Pacific Standard magazine published a piece online yesterday tracing the history of OxyContin, and the rise of opiate addiction in the United States.…

Eugene Atkins was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for selling heroin that led to a young man's death.

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How a 19-year-old, street-level drug dealer got locked up for life.

Dustin Dwyer

This is the second part in our documentary, The Hidden Epidemic. You can hear the full documentary on Michigan Radio on Thursday, July 16th at 3 p.m. and…

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A decade in, more than 3,000 dead. When will Michigan deal with its opiate drug epidemic?

Dustin Dwyer

This is the first part in our documentary, The Hidden Epidemic. You can hear the full documentary on Michigan Radio on Thursday, July 16th at 3 p.m. and…