EPIDEMIC
How Safe Is It to Get an Organ From an Overdose Victim?
Given the urgency of needing an organ, "safe" is a relative term.
Canada’s Opioid Crisis: It Didn’t Have to Be This Way
The federal government is holding a conference for a "national dialogue" on the opioid crisis. It could do more harm than help.
This Heroin Epidemic Inspired a Bollywood Movie. But Nothing Has Changed.
An Indian state is trying to fight a rampant heroin epidemic once fueled by the police.
Australian Scientists May Have Just Saved Us From Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs
Using "star-shaped polymers" the researchers were able to kill bacteria that had become resistance to antibiotics.
Canadian Music Festivals Still Can’t Test Pills for Fentanyl
In BC, where overdose deaths are up 74 percent, several festivals offer free drug testing – but fentanyl testing equipment's not ready yet.
Porn Is Destroying America, Says GOP
Republicans recently added an amendment to their platform that calls pornography a "a public health crisis."
How Addicts, First Responders, and the Government Are Grappling with America's Heroin Problem
Check out the trailer for our upcoming episode of 'VICE' on HBO, airing June 3 at 11 PM.
When Zika Hits the US, Poorest Areas Will be Hardest Hit
More than 300 officials gathered at CDC headquarters to prepare.
Why Eradicating Earth’s Mosquitoes To Fight Disease Is Probably a Bad Idea
Hint: no one knows for sure what the consequences would be.