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Silvia Martinez sits in her kitchen with her daughter Alize’ urn on August 10, 2026 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Alizé passed in 2022 to an overdose. She was 19 years old.
Governance

The Opioid Use Treatment Young Americans Can't Access

More than 500,000 young people have opioid use disorder, but data shows many aren't getting buprenorphine, a medication proven to reduce overdose deaths

A man walks on a trail during a 27 days long heat wave with temperatures over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 26, 2023.
Environment

As Temperatures Climb, So Do Overdose Risks

From Chicago to Phoenix, heat waves and other extreme weather events are worsening drug harms in the United States