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For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that addiction experts consider the gold standard for treating patients with opioid use disorder. Study after study shows it helps people continue addiction treatment while reducing the risk of overdose…

Mohammed Radman, 18, also had a lock knife, which he said had been given to him by those asking him to sell drugs

Bailey Hanlon, 19, took the car from outside the home of his victim in Cardiff before driving at speed during a police chase

Poppy seeds come from a species of poppy plant called opium poppy, which is used to develop narcotics such as morphine, codeine, heroin, and oxycodone