In the face of unaffordable medications, many Americans are taking their healthcare into their own hands. They are seeking ...

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Journavx is the first truly new painkiller approved by the Food and Drug Administration in more than 20 years. But the drug is expensive, and many people can't get it yet.

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Some drug dealers are moving toward selling drugs in small, brightly colored capsules called "trash cans." The containers have been found near schools and on playgrounds.

The most striking is the tendency of former inmates to forsake medication for a chronic condition even with costs covered by Medicaid, the federal-state insurance program for low-income people.