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The Fix

By PublicSource | April 12, 2018
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A series focused on telling stories about the opioid epidemic in the Pittsburgh region.

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Video: PublicSource Live interview with Rosa Davis

By Brittany Hailer | June 18, 2018

PublicSource Live interview with Rosa Davis.

The Fix

The Fix: Jolted out of a drug haze with life-changing news: ‘I went to sleep at 15 and woke up at 23, pregnant.’

By Kimberly Palmiero | June 7, 2018

Bree Swarmer’s eight-year struggle with addiction began with the painkillers a dentist prescribed for her after removing her wisdom teeth. She was 15.

The Fix

The Fix: Pennsylvania lags in developing a plan of protection for infants affected by drugs

By Kimberly Palmiero | June 7, 2018

For more than a year, Pennsylvania leaders have been meeting to strategize about how the state can better protect infants affected by drug use

The Fix

The Fix: The D.A.R.E. teachers said my life wasn’t normal. But for kids with addicted parents, I was.

By Tiffini Simoneaux | May 24, 2018
The Fix

The Fix: Dr. Neil Capretto compares his battle with cancer to his patients’ battles with addiction

By Brittany Hailer | May 10, 2018

“At least I have a fighting chance. I believe that people with addiction deserve to have the same fighting chance that I do.”

The Fix

The Fix: The men who didn’t disappear

By Brittany Hailer | April 26, 2018

“We’re going to have to come out of this drug addiction together, bro. You gotta come out.”

The Fix

The Fix: A daughter’s pain. A mother’s addiction.

By As told to Brittany Hailer | April 19, 2018

The effects of heroin addiction on a mother-daughter relationship.

The Fix

The Fix: In the hypocrisy of the opioid epidemic, white means victim, black means addict.

By Brian Broome | April 12, 2018

You don’t have to dig very deep into the so-called “opioid epidemic” to find the hypocrisy and the insult to people of color.

The Fix

The Fix: A timeline of drug use, policy and headlines in the United States & Pittsburgh.

By Lindsay Patross | April 11, 2018

What can the past teach us about the opioid epidemic that is currently ravaging the nation? Is the response by government and media to this drug crisis different than previous ones?

The Fix

The Fix: A new PublicSource series about the opioid epidemic in the Pittsburgh region.

By PublicSource | April 11, 2018

Many stories go untold because of the stigma surrounding drugs. Communities are left in the dark about the realities of drug use. Through this series, titled “The Fix,” we will share with you a glimpse into the lives of Pittsburghers who have been affected by drugs.

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