‘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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‘I Am Going to Die if I Keep Living the Way I Am.’ She Was Right.

By BETH MACY
NYT Sunday Review
Tess Henry’s body was found in a Las Vegas dumpster on Christmas Eve. This is the story of the six years of addiction that led her there.
Published date: July 20, 2018 at 09:57PM
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When an Iowa Family Doctor Takes On the Opioid Epidemic

By ABBY GOODNOUGH
NYT
Few primary care doctors are willing to do what Nicole Gastala has: endure the challenges of prescribing buprenorphine, a medication for opioid addiction.
Published date: June 23, 2018 at 12:00PM
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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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