Opioids

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Addiction

AP team embeds in West Virginia city seeing a resurgence of addiction amid the pandemic

APRIL 16, 2021

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Drug addiction

AP breaks news on the opioid epidemic and Purdue Pharma, with focus on victims

OCT. 30, 2020

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Drug trafficking

AP offers compelling takes on two oft-reported crises: Migrant rescues and opioid trafficking

SEPT. 20, 2019

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Drug addiction

The ‘Left Behind’; AP profiles the other victims of opioids

FEB. 8, 2019

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CDC

Only on AP: Local data, deep reporting on declining US lifespans

JAN. 4, 2019

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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2007, file photo, Prince performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Feb. 4, 2007. A confidential toxicology report obtained by AP nearly two years after Prince died from a drug overdose reveals that the musician had "exceedingly high" levels of the opioid fantanyl. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Drug overdose

AP Exclusive: Confidential toxicology report details Prince overdose

APRIL 6, 2018

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Recovering heroin addict Shawnee Wilson holds her son Kingston at her apartment in Indianapolis, Aug. 8, 2017. Despite some relapses, sheÕs been clean several months and is convinced sheÕll be able to stay clean. The clock is ticking. Federal law dictates the loss of parental rights for those whose children have been in foster care for 15 out of the previous 22 months. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Drug addiction

Reporters spotlight burgeoning crisis: More kids entering foster care due to the opioid epidemic

DEC. 21, 2017

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Kyle Graves, in recovery for opioid addition, sits in the home he shares with his mother in Franklin, Tenn., June 6, 2017. Graves' troubles began more than a decade ago when he was prescribed the opioid oxycodone for degenerative arthritis in his hips, shoulders, feet and back.(AP Photo / David Goldman)

Addiction

AP releases mini-documentary package about the US opioid crisis

DEC. 1, 2017

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Stacie Blodgett, who voted for Donald Trump, works in her antique and pawn shop in Aberdeen, Wash., June 13, 2017. "Has he done anything good yet?" she asks. "Has he?" She hopes Trump understands the stakes in places like this, where neighbors have been reduced to living in cars. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Drug addiction

Deep reporting, startling images reveal shaky faith and depths of despair in Trump Country

AUG. 25, 2017

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