‘You Can Make It Out’: Readers Share Stories of Opioid Addiction and Survival

By JENNIFER HARLAN
NYT
Why do people use opioids? And why is it so hard for them to stop? We invited readers to share their experiences.
Published date: December 27, 2018 at 11:33PM
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He Survived an Overdose. Now What?

By DANIELA J. LAMAS
NYT Sunday Review
Life after heroin and fentanyl starved a young man’s brain of oxygen.
Published date: August 16, 2018 at 11:11PM
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Urgent Care Centers for Addicts

By Unknown Author
NYT Letters
Substance abuse should be treated and insured the same as physical ailments, a reader urges.
Published date: July 31, 2018 at 08:51PM
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Clean, Sober and $41,000 Deep in Out-of-Pocket Addiction Recovery Costs

By LELA MOORE
NYT
People recovering from opioid addiction and their families discuss the financial and emotional costs of treatment.
Published date: July 26, 2018 at 08:05PM
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They Shared Drugs. Someone Died. Does That Make Them Killers?

By ROSA GOLDENSOHN
NYT
Prosecutors are increasingly treating overdose deaths as homicides, but they aren’t just going after dealers. Friends, family and fellow users are going to prison.
Published date: May 25, 2018 at 12:00PM
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Injecting Drugs Can Ruin a Heart. How Many Second Chances Should a User Get?

By ABBY GOODNOUGH
NYT
A life-threatening heart infection afflicts a growing number of people who inject opioids or meth. Costly surgery can fix it, but the addiction often goes unaddressed.
Published date: April 29, 2018 at 02:43PM
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