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    America's opioid epidemic

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    • CNN Exclusive: The more opioids doctors prescribe, the more money they make

    • ER visits for opioid overdose up 30%, CDC study finds

    • Drug addiction: There is help

    • This is America on drugs: A visual guide

    • Why are opioids so addictive?

    • The many kinds of opioids

    • MIAMI, FL - MAY 10:  In this photo illustration, capsules of the drug Kratom are seen on May 10, 2016 in Miami, Florida. The herbal supplement is a psychoactive drug derived from the leaves of the kratom plant and it's been reported that people are using the supplement to get high and some states are banning the supplement.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

      Can the kratom plant help fix the opioid crisis?

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    • Fentanyl: The new heroin, but deadlier

    • What to know about fentanyl

    • What is Percocet?

    • Naloxone: The 'save shot' for addicts

    • Understanding opioids and overdoses

    • 'Grey death': The powerful street drug that's puzzling authorities

      Fighting addiction

    • Drug syringe and cooked heroin on spoon

      Opioid addiction and the most controversial bathroom in New York

    • 'This is skid row': What two current heroin addicts want you to know

    • How the 'heroin heroine' saves lives from her living room

    • Heroin addicts shoot up in 'safe' bathrooms

    • Police officer's experiment to fight opioid epidemic starts with ditching uniform

    • Will Trump's wall stem flow of drugs into US?

    • North Carolina police chief helps addicts beat opioid addiction