September 16, 2019 | 3:05 PM CDT | BY BRIAN W. MAJOR In this April 5, 2019, file photo, containers depicting OxyContin prescription pill bottles lie on the ground in front of the Department of Health and Human Services’ headquarters in Washington as protesters demonstrate against the FDA’s opioid prescription drug approval practices. | Patrick Semansky / AP […]
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Google Maps adds tools to find drug addiction recovery resources
The features aim to combat the opioid crisis. BY RICHARD NIEVA | SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 12:00 AM PDT Angela Lang/CNET Google on Thursday said it’s adding tools to its Maps app to help people recover from drug addiction. The search giant said it launching a new feature for Google Maps that shows people where to go to attend more than 83,000 […]
FINDING SOLUTIONS: Breaking the cycle of opioid addiction
By Robert Varney Additional reporting by Jaelynn Bryant and Claire Vance | Sep 11, 2019 Pat had just intravenously injected heroin through his jugular vein. He was in the Kensington neighborhood where he played as a child, not far from the house his mother still lived. “I ended up sleeping on one of those benches […]
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