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Friday, August 11, 2017

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Trump Declines to Declare National Emergency to Fight Opioid Epidemic

President Trump this week promised to win the fight against the opioid epidemic, but declined to act on a recommendation to declare a national emergency. He offered no new recommendations, Reuters reports.

Drug Overdose Deaths Continue to Climb: CDC

The rate of drug overdose deaths continues to increase in the United States, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some States Place Limits on Painkiller Prescribing

At least 17 states have passed laws limiting painkiller prescribing, The Washington Post reports. Some states have enacted measures that limit opioid prescriptions to five or seven days, while others have passed dosage limits.

Using 12-Step Program Improves Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Teens: Study

Using a 12-step strategy, similar to the one used by Alcoholics Anonymous, improves the effectiveness of substance use disorder treatment in teens, a new study finds.

Survey Finds Many Doctors Underprescribing Buprenorphine

Doctors are underprescribing the opioid addiction medicine buprenorphine, according to a new survey of addiction specialists.

Other Headlines of Interest

F**k you, Opioids (Brunswick Memorial Funeral Home)

Opioid Users Are Filling Jails. Why Don’t Jails Treat Them? (The New York Times)

Ohio foster care system flooded with children amid opioid epidemic (CBS News)

Trump called New Hampshire a ‘drug-infested den.’ Here’s what’s really going on there. (The Washington Post)

Nashville Mayor, Mourning Son's Overdose Death, Aims To Save Other Children (NPR)

Video: Overemphasis on pain helped spur opioid epidemic, expert says (TODAY)

First Responders Spending More On Overdose Reversal Drug (NPR)

How U.S. States Have Used Emergency Declarations to Fight the Opioid Epidemic (Scientific American)

Study: Doctors from lower-ranked med schools prescribe more opioids (CNN)