Emma Niles / TruthdigSep 14, 2016
The documentary series, which explores educational systems in rural communities across the United States, highlights the effects of poverty often overlooked in our political dialogue. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigApr 6, 2016
As the United States debates the legalization of marijuana and faces a growing trend of opioid addiction, journalist Dan Baum discusses the complexities of legalizing drugs in our country.commons.wikimedia.org Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 10, 2015
With New Hampshire battling record overdose deaths, the sense has emerged that candidates who are not prepared to discuss the matter may as well skip the state's primary. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 20, 2013
Dr. Lynn Webster, president-elect of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, is under investigation regarding the deaths from opioid overdoses of as many as 20 patients from his Utah clinic -- a number unheard of in other offices where the medications are prescribed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 8, 2012
In the course of writing her new book, “Vagina: A New Biography,” author and activist Naomi Wolf discovered research in neuroscience that strongly suggests that “the vagina is not just a sex organ at all, but a powerful mediator of female confidence, creativity and the sense of the connections between things.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 14, 2012
A harder-to-abuse version of OxyContin released two years ago has pushed users to other drugs that mimic the effects of opiates, including heroin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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