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The Deadly Wave of Fentanyl Hits Blacks and Seniors

by Lindiwe Vilakazi February 15, 2023November 30, 2023

**FILE** D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Racine, Fellow AGs Push Feds to Keep Telehealth Services for Opioid Users

by WI Web Staff November 22, 2022November 23, 2022

Saleem and Ivy Hilton perform a libation ceremony for those who have died from drug overdoses. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Opioid Overdose Awareness Day Encourages Change

by Lindiwe Vilakazi September 7, 2022November 30, 2023

EDITORIAL: Addressing D.C.’s Opioid Overdose Problems

by WI Editorial Staff August 10, 2022August 10, 2022

Narcan is a prescription medication that is used to treat an opioid overdose. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Pain and Addiction: The Opioid Crisis that Continues to Trend Upwards

by Natalie C. Hockaday October 6, 2021January 12, 2022

Opioid Abuse Takes its Toll in D.C.

by James Wright Jr. July 7, 2021December 21, 2021

Confronting the Opioids Epidemic in Our Communities

by WI Guest Author December 27, 2019December 21, 2021

Qwan Needum, a substance abuse therapist and SUD Workforce LRP awardee (Courtesy of Chase Brexton)

Health, Stacy M. Brown

Clinic Gets Federal Help to Combat Opioid Crisis

by Stacy M. Brown December 18, 2019December 21, 2021

WHUR held a training forum at First Baptist Church of Highland Park on the ongoing opioid crisis. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Hamil R. Harris, Health

DMV Tackles Deadly Opioid Crisis

by Hamil R. Harris April 3, 2019October 31, 2020

Actors from the miniseries "Jacqueline and Jilly" with Congressman Bobby Scott. (From left): Tracey B. Wilson, Lamont Easter, Ginger Clark, Charmin Lee, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Victoria Rowell, Daphne Maxwell Reid, Richard Brooks, Christen Roberts, J. Shawn Durham and Shannon Wallace at the Lincoln Theatre for the premiere of the production about opioid addiction epidemic on Dec. 10, 2018 in which they all star. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

Victoria Rowell Miniseries Tackles Opioid Crisis

by Brenda C. Siler December 12, 2018October 31, 2020