The opioid epidemic: tracking a crisis

The opioid epidemic's human impact

Ripple effects: opioids, heroin and other drugs

The business of addiction treatment

Overprescription: cause of the crisis?

The response by government and law enforcement.

The opioid epidemic's human impact

Ohio County losing its young to painkillers' grip / Sabrina Tavernise

Some veterans on painkillers at special risk, a study finds / James Dao

Heroin epidemic increasingly seeps into public view / Katharine Q. Seelye

A death on Staten Island highlights heroin's place in 'Mainstream society' / Michael Wilson

Drug deaths in America are rising faster than ever / Josh Katz

'The pills are everywhere' : how the opioid crisis claims its youngest victims / Julie Turkewitz

The Bronx's quiet, brutal war with opioids / Jose A. Del Real

A foster child of the opioid epidemic / Lisa Marie Basile

The opioid crisis is getting worse : particularly for Black Americans / Josh Katz and Abby Goodnough

Ripple effects : opioids, heroin and other drugs

Prescription painkillers seen as a gateway to heroin / Benedict Carey

Heroin scourge overtakes a 'quaint' Vermont town / Katharine Q. Seelye

New York is a hub in a surging heroin trade / J. David Goodman

Drug linked to Ohio overdoses can kill in doses smaller than a snowflake / Jack Healy

The first count of fentanyl deaths in 2016 : up 540% in three years / Josh Katz

Despite Trump's pleas, China's online opioid bazaar is booming / Sui-Lee Wee and Javier C. Hernández

Fantanyl adds deadly kick to opioid woes in Britain / Ceylan Yeginsu

Meth, the forgotten killer, is back and it's everywhere / Frances Robles

The business of addiction treatment

At clinics, tumultuous lives and turbulent care / Deborah Sontag

Anti-overdose drug becoming an everyday part of police work / J. David Goodman and Anemona Hartocollis

Naloxone saves lives, but is no cure in heroin epidemic / Katharine Q. Seelye

Haven for recovering addicts now profits from their relapses / Lizette Alvarez

Study finds competing opioid treatments have similar outcomes / Abby Goodnough and Kate Zernike

Opioid addiction knows no color, but its treatment does / Jose A. Del Real

Overprescription : cause of the crisis?

Tightening the lid on pain prescriptions / Barry Meier

How doctors helped drive the addiction crisis Richard Friedman ;; Doctors will play a critical role in the opioid epidemic / The New York Times

With overdoses on rise, cities and counties look for someone to blame / Mitch Smith and Monica Davey

The response by government and law enforcement

In annual speech, Vermont Governor shifts focus to drug abuse / Katharine Q. Seelye

A call to arms on a Vermont heroin epidemic / Katharine Q. Seelye

In heroin crisis, white families seek gentler war on drugs / Katharine Q. Seelye

Addiction treatment grew under health law, now what? / Katharine Q. Seelye and Abby Goodnough

Attorney General orders tougher sentences, rolling back Obama policy / Rebecca R. Ruiz

When opioid addicts find an ally in blue / Al Baker

White House panel recommends declaring national emergency on opioids / Abby Goodnough

This judge has a mission : keep defendants alive / Timothy Williams

Justice Dept. backs high-stakes lawsuit against opioid makers / Katie Benner and Jan Hoffman.