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Paramedics in Portland, Maine, respond to a call for a heroin overdose. A new report estimates some $60 billion was spent on health care related to opioid addiction in 2018. Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald/Getty Images hide caption
The Real Cost Of The Opioid Epidemic: An Estimated $179 Billion In Just 1 Year
Remains Of Former Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco Exhumed And Reburied
Where The Investigation Into 2 Associates Of Trump's Personal Lawyer Goes Next
A Man Tries To Shed His Own National Identity And Adopt Another In 'Synonyms'
Effort To Return ISIS Families To Their Countries Of Origin Meets Stiff Resistance
A health worker gives the oral polio vaccine to a child in Karachi, Pakistan. Fareed Khan/AP hide caption
Ghost Viruses And The Taliban Stand In The Way Of Wiping Out Polio
Vital Federal Program To Help Parents In College Is 'A Drop In The Bucket'
Why Dan Krauss Turned His Documentary, 'The Kill Team,' Into A Feature Film
Republican Rep. Michael Waltz Discusses Ongoing Impeachment Inquiry
In Chile, Chaotic Public Demonstrations Are Being Met By Armed Security Forces
A Look At The Court Cases Where The Trump Administration Is Fighting Subpoenas
At Chicago's McCormick Place, neuroscientists from around the world presented their work to colleagues. But some researchers were denied entry because of the Trump administration's travel ban. Rob Piercy/Allen Institute hide caption
U.S. Travel Ban Disrupts The World's Largest Brain Science Meeting
VA Inspector General Says Department Is Putting Whistleblowers At Risk
FDA Approves Smokeless Tobacco Product, But Warns That None Are Completely Safe
In Turkey, Criticism About Military Aggression In Syria Exists But Is Muted
Some Halloween Costumes Continue To Cause Offense, But People Keep Wearing Them
Lakou Mizik Explores Haiti's Centuries-Old Connections With New Orleans In 2nd Album
Houston Astros Fire Assistant General Manager After Uproar Over Comments To Reporters
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