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Russian drug police burn bags of Methadone on December 23, 2014 in Simferopol, Crimea—a possible approach in newly occupied areas in Ukraine. Image: Yuriy Lashov/AFP via Getty Images
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No Safe Place: Substance Use Therapy in Wartorn Ukraine

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A man sits alone beside the Spree River during a lockdown in Berlin on April 16, 2021. Image: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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2021—The Year in Global Health

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TB & HIV Slip Through COVID-Weakened Safety Nets

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People wait in line to buy alcohol outside a liquor store in New Delhi, India. May 8, 2020 Image: Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times/Getty
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Alcohol: Bad for Indian Outbreak, Worse for Indian Economy

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Overuse of alcohol can negatively affect your body’s immune response to infectious diseases.  Kotivalo / Wikimedia Commons
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Police detain a man for suspected drug use in New York City’s South Bronx on June 7, 2017. Image: Spencer Platt/Getty
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End the War on Drugs and Help People

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Kelly Henning discusses urban health issues in a 2017 panel in Paris. (Image: Courtesy)
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Reversing the Decline in America’s Health

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Michael R. Bloomberg discusses Rhode Island’s progress on the opioid crisis with experts on Nov. 26, 2018. (Image: Courtesy)
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Michael R. Bloomberg: Our Work Is Only Beginning

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Bloomberg American Health Summit 2018

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Blockchain technology could bring much-needed transparency and data traceability to the opioid prescription system. Image: Getty Images
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A Blockchain Solution to the Opioid Crisis

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Papaver somniferum: the opium poppy, which produces morphine, thebain and codeine naturally.
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Opiophobia and High Costs: Untangling the Barriers to Palliative Care

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