Erin Schumaker
Senior Reporter, HuffPost
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Doctor Groups Gave $162,000 To Top NRA Allies In Congress While Pushing Gun Reform
Critics in the medical community say it’s hypocritical to back staunchly pro-gun lawmakers and demand action on gun violence.
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What’s The Risk Of Getting A Disease From A Used Needle?
Starbucks employees have expressed concern about the potential of being stuck by discarded hypodermic needles.
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New Governor Janet Mills Makes Fighting Opioid Deaths A Priority In Maine — Finally
In her first days in office, the state's first female governor expanded Medicaid and announced plans for an opioid czar.
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New 'Church' Wants To Save Lives — By Offering A Safe Place To Shoot Up
When a disillusioned young advocate didn’t think public health officials were taking drug overdose deaths seriously, he vowed to step in.
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You Can’t Understand The Brutal Reality Of Gun Violence Until You Hear It From Doctors
The NRA tried to push doctors out of the gun debate. They responded with raw accounts from the front lines of the crisis.
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Obamacare Is One Of The Best Tools We Have In Solving The Opioid Crisis
Without the health care law, the opioid crisis could have been worse, experts say.
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Almost All Overdose Deaths Involve Multiple Drugs, Federal Report Shows
We should be thinking of these drugs in combination, not isolation, researchers say.
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Armed Guards Won't Stop Mass Shootings Like Pittsburgh
President Trump's suggestion to put armed guards in places of worship doesn't have much evidence to back it up.
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A Drug Researcher Talks About Using Psychedelics To Treat Mental Illness
The endgame for psychedelic drugs isn't “microdosing Fridays.” It's treating major mental illness.
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Why More Than 90 Percent Of Gun Owners Don't Join The NRA
“It is unwise to assume that all gun owners are Republicans."
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Opioid Crisis Fuels A Spike In HIV Infections, And Experts Fear There's More To Come
As two cities in Massachusetts struggle with an outbreak, the powerful synthetic fentanyl may be mostly to blame.
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What Gun Violence Researchers Would Study If Congress Would Fund Their Efforts
Lawmakers have refused to invest in this field of study, leaving gun policy to operate on dogma, not science.
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New Massachusetts Bill Would Pull Pension Money From Gun Companies
"We should not be protecting the state with one hand and enabling manufacturers with the other," says state Rep. Lori Ehrlich.
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At A Troubled School In The Bronx, The Student Walkout Was A Miss
Vulnerable students don't always have the privilege to protest.
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Our National Reckoning On Guns Hasn’t Included The Firearm Industry. It Should.
While a growing protest of lax gun laws has put the NRA in the hot seat, the business leaders responsible for manufacturing millions of guns annually remain unquestioned and unbothered.
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40 Percent Of Kids Who Die By Suicide Use Guns. Why Do So Many Parents Leave Guns Unlocked?
A shocking number of gun-owning parents don't store their weapons safely.
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The Public Health Threat Of Private Anger
One in 10 adults has a history of anger problems and access to a gun.
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Gentrification Is Making People Sick, Literally
When neighborhoods change, it doesn’t just affect long-term residents’ housing options. It might be making them sick.
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Air Pollution Is Killing Millions Around The Globe Each Year
It's not listed on death certificates, but it's still considered "one of the great killers of our age."