Aneri Pattani

1 week ago | aol.com | Aneri Pattani |Lydia Zuraw |Henry Larweh

Christopher Julian’s opioid journey is familiar to many Americans. He was prescribed painkillers as a teenager for a series of sports injuries. He said the doctor never warned him they could be addictive. Julian didn’t learn that fact until years later, when he was cut off and began suffering withdrawal symptoms. At that point, he started siphoning pills from family members and buying them from others in his southern Maine community.

3 weeks ago | poz.com | Aneri Pattani

Since President Donald Trump released his 2026 budget blueprint in early May, calling for $163 billion in federal spending cuts, much of the attention has focused on his slashing of foreign aid and boosting of border security. But the proposal also holds important clues — amid some mixed messages — about the administration’s approach to two pressing public health issues: mental health and addiction.

4 weeks ago | kffhealthnews.org | Aneri Pattani

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1 month ago | wamu.org | Aneri Pattani |Lydia Zuraw |Henry Larweh

Overdose deaths in D.C., Maryland and Virginia fell more than 37 percent in the last year, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers have also begun shelling out billions of dollars to settle lawsuits over their role in the overdose epidemic. But how best to spend this money remains an open question. Most of the windfall is flowing to state and local governments. Not directly to victims of the crisis.

1 month ago | interlochenpublicradio.org | Aneri Pattani

Christopher Julian’s opioid journey is familiar to many Americans. Julian didn’t learn that fact until years later, when he was cut off and began suffering withdrawal symptoms. At that point, he started siphoning pills from family members and buying them from others in his southern Maine community. After his brother died of brain cancer in 2011, Julian used opioids to cope with more than physical pain.