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Yesterday — 21 December 2024Main stream

As Drugstores Close, Older People Are Left in ‘Pharmacy Deserts’

21 December 2024 at 21:12
Shuttered drugstores pose a particular threat to older adults, who take more medications than younger people and often rely on pharmacies for advice.

© Mette Lampcov for The New York Times

Drugs belonging to the husband of Roberta Piazza Gordon, of Kernville, Calif. The local drugstore closed after 45 years.
Before yesterdayMain stream

They Entered Treatment. Drugs, Overdoses and Deaths Followed.

Baltimore addiction programs draw patients with free housing while collecting millions. Some say one company offered little help.

© Jessica Gallagher/The Baltimore Banner, for The New York Times

Amanda Vlakos was found dead of an overdose in September while enrolled in PHA Healthcare, a recovery program that offered free housing.
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