Brian Mann
Stories
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RFK pushes abstinence and wellness programs he says helped him recover from addiction
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is promoting abstinence and 12-step addiction treatment programs that he says helped him recover from heroin use.
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A look at one of the farms RFK Jr. has pointed to as a model for 'reparenting'
The U.S. health secretary says he wants to shift addiction care toward an approach that includes rural farms or camps for people in recovery. Many addiction experts say the idea is outdated.
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Purdue Pharma sentenced in criminal opioid case while company leaders avoid charges
Purdue Pharma will pay the DOJ $225 million in a criminal settlement and members of the Sackler family who own the Oxycontin-maker also contribute billions of dollars to a bankruptcy deal, but the private drug firm's leaders will avoid prison time.
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RFK Jr. talked about 'reparenting' kids on wellness farms. We visit one that inspired him
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a farm community in Italy for people with addiction is a model for wellness camps designed to ease the U.S. overdose crisis. Critics say the idea is dangerous.
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Exploring the green side of Rio de Janeiro: a vast urban rain forest
Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is home to the world's largest urban rain forest. Woven among the city's bustling neighborhoods are soaring tree canopies, waterfalls, and miles of hiking trails.
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Historic decline in U.S. overdose deaths threatened by changing street drug supply
Drug overdose deaths are plummeting in the U.S. in ways never seen before. Experts worry new, toxic "synthetic" street drugs could derail the recovery.
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Fighting assault allegations, Eric Swalwell suspends his bid for California governor
The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family.
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Drug overdose deaths drop sharply in the U.S. even as new street drugs emerge
Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.
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U.S. fertility continues to drop
Americans are having fewer and fewer children. New numbers out today show the continuation of a trend that could change many things about life in the United States.
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710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades ago
The U.S. fertility rate continued its slide to historic levels, due to plunging teen pregnancies and far more women delaying motherhood into their 30s and 40s.
