The Fix

Image of pill bottles and heroin needle. (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)

The GroundTruth podcast is a coproduction with WGBH News, and the reporting fellows are recent graduates of CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism. Funding for this project was provided by Northwell Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Northwell Health, New York’s largest health care provider. Additional funding was provided by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Bake Family Trust. You can hear the podcast in the chapters of this project, or on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud and other podcasting apps.

Illustration of heroin needle and spoon (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)

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Extras

A man holds his head in his hands, over a bottle of pills. (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)

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Chapter 5 — We Need to Talk

A man holds up his prescription for methadone. (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)

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A Better Way to Treat Addiction

A police officer holds an overdose rescue kit. (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)

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Detox, Rehab, Relapse, Repeat

A young man shoots heroin in his bedroom while his parents are in the other room. (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)

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Not My Kid

Jar with heroin needles (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)

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The History You Never Heard