Lydia Zuraw

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.

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 | gazettextra.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Lydia Zuraw, KFF Health News - KFF Health News (TNS) BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. "I'm comfortable here, but I'm having health issues," said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. "Things are failing me."Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

1 month ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, Holly K. Hacker, Lydia Zuraw, KFF Health News, KFF Health News BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road. "I'm comfortable here, but I'm having health issues," said the 68-year-old, who retired from her job as a school cook several years ago after having a stroke. "Things are failing me."

1 month ago | thenewstribune.com | Sarah Jane Tribble |Holly Hacker |Lydia Zuraw

Ada Carol Adkins points to a copper wire on the ground in March. The wire, which she says was stolen in April, provided phone service. Adkins says Frontier replaced the line and “tied it up higher in some places.” Before, a deer stepping on the line could cut off her service, Adkins says. (Owen Hornstein/InvestigateTV/TNS) Owen Hornstein TNS BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Ada Carol Adkins lives with her two dogs in a trailer tucked into the timbers off Upper Mud River Road.