opioid

In 2016, the state of Maine averaged one drug overdose death a day, with the vast majority of those deaths by heroin. VICE goes behind the numbers to the fishing town of Machias to meet people whose lives have been affected by the heroin epidemic.

VICE News investigates the lucrative and dangerous rise of Mexican black tar heroin.

Henry Langston joins a group therapy session, where inmates talk about their looming release dates and their biggest challenges in maintaining sobriety.

VICE News looks inside the state facility in New Hampshire that's readily providing substance abuse treatment — its state prison.

VICE News investigates how effective Narcan — a nasal spray that can halt opioid overdoses instantly — has been in stopping fatal overdoses.