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Top News of the Day NEWSLETTER UPDATE: Dear Daily Subscriber, we are grateful for your readership. Over the past five years, we have provided you with the daily top drug and alcohol news that impacts your work, life and community. We have decided to change the daily newsletter to a weekly subscription published on Thursdays. We are committed to providing you with the same quality of news, capturing the top news of the week, and appreciate your loyal support and continued readership. Thank you, Candice Besson, Managing Editor, Partnership News Service  Price of Opioid Overdose Antidote Naloxone Soars The price of naloxone is increasing at a time when the need for the opioid overdose antidote is growing, CNBC reports. Learn more » Support Our Mission: Insurance Barriers to Addiction Medication Putting People at Risk of Death: Doctors Addiction doctors say insurance barriers to opioid addiction treatment are putting people’s lives at risk, USA Today reports. Learn more » Group of House Lawmakers Ask DEA to Reconsider Making Kratom a Schedule I Drug A group of House lawmakers—both Democratic and Republican—is asking that the Drug Enforcement Administration delay the decision to make kratom a Schedule I drug, according to The Huffington Post. Learn more » Surge in Carfentanil Overdoses Overwhelming Ohio First Responders and Crime Labs The recent surge in overdoses from the potent opioid carfentanil is overwhelming first responders and crime labs in Ohio, NPR reports. Carfentanil, used to sedate elephants, is 100 times stronger than fentanyl. Learn more » Other Headlines of Interest In one day, 7 fatal drug overdoses in Cleveland area (CNN) This is America on drugs: A visual guide (CNN) The opioid addict next door: Drug abuse where you least expect it (USA Today) Op-Ed: Drug overdoses deadlier than car crashes (The Baltimore Sun) CRAFT for Parents of Kids With Substance Problems (Part II): Parent CRAFT in Action (Rehabs.com) Trump denounces violent protesters, says drugs ‘very, very big factor’ (The Washington Post) 8 Drug Abuse Warnings Signs Everyone Should Know About (Shape)

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