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Zachary Siegel is a master’s degree candidate at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Follow him on Twitter.

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Doctors Are Hoarding Trump-Hyped Drug—for Themselves

BAD SIDE EFFECT

Pharmacies report medical providers writing prescriptions for hydroxychloroquine for family and friends.

Zachary Siegel | Published Mar 24, 2020

Trump DOJ Goes After Anti-Overdose Sites as ‘Crack Houses’

HARSH

Federal prosecutors dust off an ’80s war on drug law to go after Seattle and Philly for trying to save lives.

Zachary Siegel | Published Apr 24, 2019

‘Warm and Well Liked’ Doctor Gunned Down at Chicago Hospital

COLD BLOOD

Police say Dr. Tamara O’Neal was killed in a domestic dispute that became a rampage, killing a hospital assistant and a police officer.

Zachary Siegel | Published Nov 19, 2018

Inside Athens’s Heroin Cafés

SUICIDE WATCH

At a little café in the Greek capital, there’s much to be learned about the opioid epidemic eating away at America.

Zachary Siegel | Published Apr 11, 2017
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Experts: ‘Safer’ Oxy Killed Thousands

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

A new pill that can't be snorted seemed like the way to curb opioid abuse. Instead, the RAND Corporation and Wharton School say it pushed people to use heroin.

Zachary Siegel | Published Jan 14, 2017

The Felon Running a Deadly ‘Sober House’

BAD MEDICINE

Kenny Chatman went from stealing credit-card info to running a clinic that put addicts in a flophouse with no supervision. One is dead, another in serious condition.

Zachary Siegel | Published Oct 27, 2016

Can a DNA Test Predict Addiction?

POINTED QUESTION

Many addicts get their first fix thanks to unsuspecting physicians treating them for pain. This product claims it can predict with 93% accuracy someone’s risk. Too good to be true?

Zachary Siegel | Published Oct 16, 2016

Can an App Detect an Overdose?

OUR REALITY

Remote Egg Timer will alert emergency contacts if it detects a user has overdosed. It’s part of a growing harm reduction movement, to keep addicts as safe as possible.

Zachary Siegel | Published Jun 05, 2016

Prince Treated as Poorly As All Addicts

TRAGEDY

Prince had the money and resources required to recover from opioid addiction, but still couldn’t. What does that mean for the rest of us?

Zachary Siegel | Published Jun 02, 2016

Could this Drug Have Saved Prince?

BREAKING THE CYCLE

Buprenorphine is proven to help opiate users recover, but stigma and confusion keep addicts from seeking the drug and doctors from prescribing it.

Zachary Siegel | Published May 14, 2016

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