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In this 2013 photo provided by Kraig Moss, Moss, left, poses with son, Rob, in their Owego, N.Y. home. In a hall packed with Iowa voters, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looked Moss in the eye and vowed to fight the opioid crisis that killed his only son Rob two years earlier. But Trump released a federal budget proposal Tuesday, May 23, 2017, that would cut insurance coverage for addiction treatment and funding for research and prevention. (Moss Family Photo via AP)

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Trump’s budget dismays families hit by addiction

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, and Carla K. Johnson Associated PressMay 26, 2017

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, on the hate crime and other charges filed against four individuals for an attack on a man that was captured on a Facebook video. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP)

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Hate-crime charges filed in attack on disabled man

by Carla K. Johnson Associated Press, and Caryn Rousseau Associated PressJanuary 5, 2017

This February 2013 file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt.

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Nearly 1 in 3 on Medicare got commonly abused opioids

by Carla K. Johnson Associated PressJune 23, 2016

This undated photo shows Kimberly Morris, one of the people killed in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., early Sunday, June 12, 2016. A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside the nightclub, killing dozens in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. (Facebook via AP)

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Victim vignettes: Some contacted family in final moments

by Nomaan Merchant Associated Press, Carla K. Johnson Associated Press, and Tammy Webber Associated PressJune 14, 2016

In this March 8, 2016, photo Darnell Johnson, 50, a resident of a sober home in Chicago, looks out the window of his apartment. A parolee from the Illinois prison system, Johnson he hopes he’s almost ready to live on his own again. When he isn’t out looking for a job, he attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings or watches TV. "I’m 50 years old,” he said. “You outgrow things." (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Addiction epidemic fuels runaway demand for ‘sober homes’

by Carla K. Johnson Associated PressApril 6, 2016