Place: Appalachian

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Millions of Americans are now hooked on drugs which were prescribed for pain

Millions of Americans are now hooked on drugs they or somebody close to them had prescribed for pain, writes Terry Prone

‘Non-addictive’ Oxycontin is at heart of America’s opiate epidemic

general

A question of taste: Dirk Powell, musician

comment-analysis

America left with a lot of soul-searching to do after the election

general

Live music - Robert Plant

general

Live music - First Aid Kit

Shandon’s Mary was the Mother of all battlers

After the death of her husband and four children, Mary Jones risked her life for decades fighting for US workers’ rights says Nicola Depuis.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2013

The ones to watch on the red carpet

Don O’Mahony looks at the main contenders for the big prizes at this year’s Cannes Film Festival

Fri, 25 May, 2012

TV not to miss

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Sat, 29 Oct, 2011

New Orleans flood defences stand firm in face of tropical storm

TROPICAL storm Lee crawled onto southern Louisiana’s coast as New Orleans prepared for one of the biggest tests of its flood defences since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005.

Mon, 05 Sep, 2011

Olympics bomber to avoid death in plea bargain

Eric Rudolph plans to explain how and why he committed a string of deadly bombings starting with a blast at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 – but not just yet, his lawyer said on the eve of court appearances.

Wed, 13 Apr, 2005

Gunman kills three in US law school

A gunman killed three people and wounded three others during a shooting spree today at the Appalachian School of Law, officials said.

Wed, 16 Jan, 2002