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Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week   FEATURED COMMENTARY: Why Recovering Early in Life is a Launching Pad for Success There are thousands, if not millions, of people who have recovered as adolescents or young adults and gone on to lead amazing lives with successful careers. Here is one example. Read More Hospital Treatment Rates for Heroin Surge While Rates for Prescription Opioids Drop Hospital treatment rates for heroin rose more than 31 percent between 2008 and 2014, while treatment rates for prescription opioids have declined, according to a new study. Read More   Cigna Will Stop Covering OxyContin in Effort to Reduce Inappropriate Use Health insurer Cigna announced this week it will stop covering the prescription opioid OxyContin in an effort to reduce inappropriate use of the drug. Instead it will cover an equivalent drug less vulnerable to being misused. Read More FDA Requires Makers of Fast-Acting Opioids to Pay for Doctor Training The Food and Drug Administration announced it will require makers of fast-acting opioids to fund voluntary training for healthcare professionals who prescribe the drugs, according to Reuters. Read More New Online Resource from NIH Helps Locate High-Quality Care for Alcohol Use Disorder People searching for high-quality care for alcohol use disorder have a new online tool to help them. The tool, called the Alcohol Treatment Navigator, is provided by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health. Read More Scientists Develop Portable, Rapid Urine Test for Amphetamines Korean scientists have developed a portable, quick urine test for amphetamines, HealthDay reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Addiction Is Something to Sing About, Grimly, in This Powerful Substance Abuse Campaign (Adweek) Melania Trump hosts opioid abuse roundtable (CNN) If addiction is a disease, should relapse mean jail time? (Associated Press) Editorial: America’s 8-Step Program for Opioid Addiction (The New York Times) 7 ways to help a friend who might have a drug addiction (Today.com) Recovery Leaders Find New Avenues Forward In Fight Against Addiction (Forbes) Opioid addiction is the biggest drug epidemic in U.S. history. How’d we get here? (PBS NewsHour) The deadliness of the opioid epidemic has roots in America’s failed response to crack (Vox) Does Marijuana Stand a Chance With New DEA Chief? (Newsweek) How Tom Petty Overcame an Abusive Childhood, Heartbreaking Divorce and Heroin Addiction to Find True Love (People) Protecting Heroin Clinics From Prosecution (The Atlantic) 3 Counties, $59 Million And The Opioid Crisis (NPR) Blog: Not Ready to Quit? 10 Ways to Drink Less (Rehabs.com)

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