October 2015

Why are so many people denied the painkillers they need?
The world is suffering from an invisible epidemic, an epidemic of pain. As many as 60 million people are reckoned to suffer avoidable agony every year.

The Feds Are Raiding the Offices of Doctors Who Prescribe Addiction Medication
Addiction doctors are worried about federal retribution against their treatment programs, and they're terrified for their patients, whose lives are at risk from overdose.

Extrajudicial Killings Surge in Bangladesh amid Fear of New Duterte-Style Drug War
At least 131 people have been publicly killed for alleged drug offences in Bangladesh in the past three weeks, with the country’s leaders lending their support to the approach.