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Stories from NPR's editorial team explaining deeper context behind the latest news.| NPR
Stories from NPR's editorial team explaining deeper context behind the latest news.| NPR
Republicans hope to save a lot of tax dollars by cutting Medicaid. Drug policy experts say as many as a million Americans in treatment for addiction could lose coverage.| NPR
The Trump administration says it hopes to save $11.4 billion by freezing and revoking COVID-era grants. Addiction experts say clawing back the federal funding is risky and could put patients at risk.| NPR
Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.| NPR
In some parts of the U.S., drug deaths have plunged to levels not seen since the fentanyl crisis exploded. Addiction experts say communities still face big challenges.| NPR
New NIH-funded data show lower use of most substances continues following the COVID-19 pandemic.| National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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