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Brooke doesn’t know how many times she overdosed — 19? 20? — but someone was there to reverse the damage with Narcan each time. “I don’t know if I was actively trying to kill...

Narcan now available over the counter On March 29, the Food and Drug Administration (F.D.A.) approved opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan for over-the-counter purchase...

Donna grew up in Kensington and sometimes takes her 15-year-old daughter back to the old neighborhood. But she isn’t there to visit friends or family. Instead, she drives down...

Portrait by Hilary Swift for The New York Times At her lowest point, Tracey was sleeping on sidewalks. She was a frequent robbery victim, having even her belly button ring stolen...

For years, Kali felt she had a handle on her heroin use, supporting herself with a job in the restaurant industry and renting her own apartment. But in 2019, she began using a...