Brian Mann
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Taking in the first signs of spring on a picnic in New York's Adirondack Mountains
NPR's Brian Mann and North Country Public Radio's David Sommerstein head into the high country for a spring picnic surrounded by sun — and snow.
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The surprise drop in drug overdose deaths in the U.S.
For this week's Reporter's Notebook segment, NPR Addiction Correspondent Brian Mann explains the reasons behind the surprise drop in overdose deaths across the country.
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Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care
The Trump administration says it hopes to save $11.4 billion by freezing and revoking COVID-era grants. Addiction experts say clawing back the federal funding is risky and could put patients at risk.
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In new assessment, Trump team ranks fentanyl as a top threat to U.S.
Drug deaths are declining but the Trump administration's intelligence team has issued a new report describing street fentanyl as a top threat to the U.S.
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Reporter's notebook: 8 theories why fentanyl deaths are plummeting
Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.
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Trump administration extends opioid emergency as fentanyl deaths drop
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Trump administration will continue to treat opioid overdoses as a "national security" emergency even as fentanyl deaths decline.
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As fentanyl deaths plunge, communities scramble to help survivors
Deaths from street fentanyl have dropped more than thirty percent. That's good news. But it means cities and small towns face far more deeply ill people addicted to toxic drugs.
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Deadliest phase of fentanyl crisis eases, as all states see recovery
In some parts of the U.S. drug deaths have plunged to levels not seen since the fentanyl crisis exploded. Addiction experts say communities still face big challenges.
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Trump says tariffs will help stop fentanyl. Many of his claims on the crisis are untrue
Trump continues to link his tariffs to fentanyl and overdose deaths — in his speech to Congress and on social media. But many of his statements about the fentanyl crisis aren't factual.
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A snowshoe trek in the Adirondack Mountains on a classic winter day
For the first time in years, the Northeast is experiencing a long, deep winter. For people who love snow it's a playground. NPR's Brian Mann went snowshoeing in New York's Adirondack Mountains.
