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Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week   PARTNERSHIP OP-ED: Our Response to the Report from the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis The Partnership calls for additional funding to successfully implement the report's recommendations, including much-needed increases in access to addiction treatment and recovery programs. Read More President’s Commission on Opioid Crisis Calls for Nationwide System of Drug Courts President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis released its final report on Wednesday, calling for expanding drug courts into all 94 federal court jurisdictions. Read More   Fentanyl is Key Factor Driving Opioid Overdose Deaths: CDC Illicitly manufactured fentanyl is a key factor driving opioid overdose deaths, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More New Rule Allows Health Providers to Share Information About Overdose With Family Under a new federal rule, health providers will be allowed to share information about a drug overdose with family members if the patient is in crisis or incapacitated. Read More Patients Treated with Naloxone Continue to be at High Risk of Overdose: Study A new study finds 10 percent of people saved by the opioid overdose antidote naloxone die within a year of treatment. Read More Teens Bring Juul E-Cigarette Device, Which Looks Like USB Flash Drive, to School School officials report a growing number of teens are bringing a new e-cigarette device called a Juul vaporizer to school. The device looks like a USB flash drive, and charges when plugged into a laptop, USA Today reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Editorial: Words, Not Action, From Mr. Trump on Opioids (The New York Times) Opinion: Emergency declaration or not, Trump and Congress need to do way more to fight the opioid epidemic (Vox) Opioids on the Quad (The New York Times) Dr. Nora Volkow: Opioid Crisis Requires Multipronged Plan (U.S. News & World Report) Indivior drug to fight opioid addiction recommended by U.S. panel (Reuters) Opinion: I Don't See How Better Opioid Policy Could Have Saved My Brother's Life (WBUR) Viral Heroin Overdose Photo of Mother Unconscious in Car Helped Her Get Sober (Newsweek) Opinion: Sober for 16 years, a rock star has a plan to tackle the opioid crisis (The Dallas Morning News) AI Scans Twitter for Signs of Opioid Abuse (Scientific American) The deadlier drug crises that we don’t consider public health emergencies (Vox) There are medications that can treat alcoholism, but doctors rarely use them (The Washington Post) Tales of tainted alcohol at Mexican resorts prompt senators to seek action (Fox News)

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