Sterling Elliott: War on drugs never has been, nor will it be, the answer
The drug problem is fueled by a deadly trend of rising demand, and America needs to refocus its energy on driving it down.
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Sterling Elliott: Is the overdose-reversing drug Narcan the new CPR?
I keep reading horrifying stories of tragedy and loss at the hands of fentanyl. It happened again. "CSI Miami" actor Evan Ellingson died of an accidental overdose in early November....
Sterling Elliott: As Illinois deals with opioid crisis, Congress can help expand pain management alternatives
Today alone, around 220 Americans will die of an opioid-related overdose. Here in Illinois, we lost 3,013 people just last year to a fatal opioid overdose. Yet, opioids still remain...