Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Taking drug makers to court to fight the opioid crisis
Life expectancy in the U.S. has dropped for the second year in a row. One reason: opioid addiction. It’s such a big problem that several states, cities, and counties are suing the companies that make the drugs.
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4 storiesStates and counties sue opioid makers while death toll increases
New federal numbers show that life expectancy in the U.S. dropped for the second consecutive year. Health officials are pointing to opioids as the problem.
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Detoxing from drugs or alcohol is the most dangerous and most expensive phase of rehab. But a third of all California rehab centers aren’t staffed by doctors.
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Our critics review “Downsizing,” in which a couple lives in a community of people who’ve shrunk to 5 inches; “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” a comedy starring The Rock and Kevin Hart; “The Post,” which follows newspaper publisher Katharine Graham…
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