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Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week   Hospitals Overwhelmed With Treating Diseases Resulting From IV Drug Use Hospitals are struggling to deal with an overwhelming number of patients with diseases that result from intravenous opioid use, including hepatitis C, endocarditis and the antibiotic-resistant infection MRSA. Read More Drug Overdose Deaths Rose More Than 17 Percent Last Year: CDC Drug overdose deaths increased more than 17 percent between 2015 and 2016, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More   Combo of Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen as Effective as Opioids for Acute Pain: Study A study of patients who went to the emergency room suffering from acute pain found those given a combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen reported as much pain relief as those who were given opioids. Read More Millions of Dollars Needed for Trump’s Anti-Opioid Ad Campaign, Advocates Say The anti-drug ad campaign advocated by President Trump’s opioid commission will need millions of dollars in funding, advocates tell The Hill. Read More Teens Dependent on Marijuana and Alcohol Struggle with Success Later in Life Teens who are dependent on marijuana and alcohol struggle to achieve hallmarks of adult success, such as graduating from college, getting married, having a full-time job and earning a good salary, a new study finds. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number of Unused Pills as Part of its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day (Department of Justice) How This CEO Is Using Artificial Intelligence To Treat Addiction Why the fight against opioid abuse is happening at the post office (The Washington Post) Opinion: Let’s Open Up About Addiction and Recovery (The New York Times) I thought we had years to save my sister from addiction. It was already too late. (The Washington Post) The Truth About Lying: Do Dishonesty and Addiction Go Hand-in-Hand? (Rehabs.com) Florida's biggest insurer to cease OxyContin coverage (USA Today) Public Health Experts Say There is “Central Flaw” in How Addiction is Treated (CBS News) What’s Missing from the National Discussion About the Opioid Epidemic (The New Yorker) Statement from Partnership for Drug-Free Kids in Response to Report from the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis Depression Is on the Rise in the U.S., Especially Among Young Teens (Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health)

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