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Researchers point to a devastating new development: Fentanyl is making swift inroads in the western U.S., where it used to be rare.

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Street Fentanyl Surges In Western U.S., Leading To Thousands Of Deaths

5:00am November 17, 2020

by Brian Mann

New research shows the use of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl spreading fast in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Seattle. Chinese companies are routing the street drug through cartels in Mexico.

Doctors often prescribe more opioid painkillers than necessary following surgery, for a variety of reasons.

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Health & Safety

Questioning A Doctor's Prescription For A Sore Knee: 90 Percocets

12:50pm November 22, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

Following minor surgery, a Kaiser Health News columnist sees up close how easily doctors can prescribe opioid pain pills, and how such prescribing helps fuel the epidemic of opioid addiction.

NPR's Nina Totenberg says the pop bottle method worked without a hitch.

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Health & Safety

Trouble Swallowing Pills? Try The 'Pop Bottle' Or The 'Lean Forward'

2:00pm November 17, 2014

by Maanvi Singh

One-third of people have trouble downing pills, and many skip taking medications as a result. A researcher in Germany says that two techniques help. Really? We tested them ourselves to find out.

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