Observer
  • Business
  • Art
  • Lifestyle
Newsletters
  • Business
    • Finance
    • Media
    • Technology
    • Policy
    • Wealth
    • Insights
    • Interviews
  • Art
    • Art Fairs
    • Art Market
    • Art Reviews
    • Auctions
    • Galleries
    • Museums
    • Interviews
  • Lifestyle
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Style
    • Travel
    • Interviews
  • Power Lists
    • Nightlife & Dining
    • Art
    • A.I.
    • PR
  • About
    • About Observer
    • Advertise With Us
    • Reprints
Newsletters

opioid abuse

Hallucinogenic drugs are now seen as a potential cure for depression, alcoholism and a means to get people off opioids.

Addiction Treatment Gets Psychedelic With ‘Shark Tank’ Investor-Approved Startup

"This could save lives, cure depression, help alcoholism, get people off opioids—why wouldn’t I want to be invested?" long-standing 'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary said of the company.
By Harmon Leon

Artist Nan Goldin Was Arrested While Protesting Rising New York Opioid Deaths

Her arrest comes on the heels of the news that Purdue Pharma will try to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against it with a mass payout.
By Helen Holmes

Report: Demi Lovato Remains “Very Ill” in the Aftermath of Her Overdose

Demi Lovato is still being treated for nausea and a high fever in the aftermath of her overdose.
By Helen Holmes
The emergency room at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

Demand More From Your Doctors When Their Treatment Plan Is Opioids

By Ken Blaker
Veterans take part in a "Tribute To Heroes" ceremony in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Bandaging Veterans’ Pain With Opioids Is Proving Deadly, Must Stop

By Ken Blaker
The prescription medicine OxyContin is displayed August 21, 2001 at a Walgreens drugstore in Brookline, MA.

Are Lawsuits the Solution to the Opioid Epidemic?

By Donald Scarinci
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 26: As, U.S. first lady Melania Trump looks on, U.S. President Donald Trump signs a presidential memorandum during an event highlighting efforts to battle the opioid crisis in the U.S. October 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump plans to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to declare a nationwide public health emergency in an effort to reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths across the nation.

Trump Declares Opioid Epidemic a ‘National Public Health Emergency’

By Davis Richardson
President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House on October 17, 2017.

With No Drug Czar Nominee, Trump Farther Away From Combating Opioid Crisis

By Francesca Friday
Chris Christie.

Christie Laments Delays in Declaring National Emergency on Opioids

By Salvador Rizzo
Communities nationwide are struggling with the unprecidented opioid pain pill and heroin addiction epidemic.

Three-Quarters of Americans Are Self-Medicating Pain

By Heather Senior Monroe
All too often opioid abuse starts with a prescription.

To Curb Opioid Abuse, Prescription Meds Should Be Doctors’ Last Resort

By Ken Blaker
  • ART
  • BUSINESS
  • LIFESTYLE
  • POWER LISTS
  • INTERVIEWS
  • ABOUT
  • ADVERTISE
  • CONTACT
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • RSS FEEDS
  • SITEMAP
  • TERMS
  • PRIVACY
  • REPRINTS
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Cookie Settings
  • Do not sell my data
Powered by WordPress VIP

We noticed you're using an ad blocker.

We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience.
But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.
We'd really appreciate it.

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

How Do I Whitelist Observer?

Below are steps you can take in order to whitelist Observer.com on your browser:

For Adblock:

Click the AdBlock button on your browser and select Don't run on pages on this domain.

For Adblock Plus on Google Chrome:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Enabled on this site.

For Adblock Plus on Firefox:

Click the AdBlock Plus button on your browser and select Disable on Observer.com.

Then Reload the Page