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The opioid epidemic continued to surge in 2022, killing record numbers of Americans, but help may be on the way in the form of more aid to communities and major reforms in opioid addiction treatment.

The opioid epidemic continued to surge in 2022, killing record numbers of Americans, but help may be on the way in the form of more aid to communities and major reforms in opioid addiction treatment.

The opioid epidemic continued to surge in 2022, killing record numbers of Americans, but help may be on the way in the form of more aid to communities and major reforms in opioid addiction treatment.

The opioid epidemic continued to surge in 2022, killing record numbers of Americans, but help may be on the way in the form of more aid to communities and major reforms in opioid addiction treatment.

From the war in Ukraine to the Olympics in Beijing to the front lines of the opioid crisis, 2022 was a year of personal and professional challenge for one of the voices NCPR listeners are most used to hearing.

“A lot of the public health experts I talked to think this will move the needle. It's not going to solve it … but it is something.”

The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses. The focus will be on improving response to a public health crisis that kills more than 100,000 Americans annually.

There were a record number of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2021. The Biden administration says it is making progress slowing the rate of deaths linked to fentanyl.

People are right to be scared about fentanyl, but GOP fearmongering isn’t helping.

It’s hard to overstate the drug’s danger, but you can mislabel the causes.