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Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week   New Dangerous Opioid Mix Called “Gray Death” Blamed for Deaths in Three States A new combination of opioids, known as “Gray Death,” is being blamed for deaths in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio, the Associated Press reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families: Donate Now Tell a Friend Teen Marijuana-Related Visits to Colorado ER Rose Rapidly After Legalization A Colorado children’s hospital reports visits by teens to its emergency department and satellite urgent care centers more than quadrupled after the state legalized marijuana, a new study finds. Read More   Opioid Abuse Drops Among Medicare Patients When Doctors Check Drug History Opioid abuse has decreased among Medicare recipients in states that require doctors to check patients’ drug history in a prescription drug monitoring database, according to a new study. Read More Opioid Epidemic Leads Medical Examiners to Skip Some Autopsies The nation’s opioid epidemic is causing some medical examiners to skip some autopsies because of a lack of staff, The Wall Street Journal reports. Read More DEA: Fentanyl Resistant to Naloxone Causing Overdoses in Western Pennsylvania The Drug Enforcement Administration is reporting a strain of fentanyl, resistant to the opioid overdose antidote naloxone, has caused several overdose deaths in Western Pennsylvania. Read More Other Headlines of Interest “When My Son Became Addicted, I Thought It Was His Problem. But Addiction Is a Family Disease.” -David Sheff (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids) Overcoming opioids: When pills are a hospital's last resort (Associated Press) The ‘X-plan’ and other powerful tools you can provide when talking to your kids about proms and alcohol (USA Today) Jeff Foote, PhD Shares His Expertise on Parent Coaching for Addiction Treatment (CASA) Blog: Opioid Overdose, Benzos, and Anxiety Management - Part I (Rehabs.com) AP Explains: Can Chronic Meth Use Lead to Psychosis? (Associated Press) Thank You for Facing Addiction, Mark Zuckerberg. Now, Let’s Get to Work. (The Huffington Post) Opinion: Where Is Trump on the Opioid Epidemic? (U.S. News & World Report) Opinion: The Trump-Duterte bromance, and the ghastly realities of wars on drugs (The Washington Post) A generation of heroin orphans (CNN)

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