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Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week   FEATURED NEWS: Center Uses Harm Reduction and Recovery Safety Plans to Reduce Opioid Overdoses A network of health centers in New York state is using safety planning — which has most often been associated with reducing risk of suicide — in an attempt to reduce opioid overdoses. Read More Over 1.6 Million Could Die From Drugs, Alcohol and Suicide Over Next Decade: Report More than 1.6 million Americans could die from drugs, alcohol and suicide over the next decade, a new report concludes. Read More   Millennials and Baby Boomers Hardest Hit by Opioid Epidemic Millennials and Baby Boomers appear to be the age groups hardest hit by the opioid crisis, doctors at Columbia University conclude. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend 60 Percent of People Who Die From Opioid Overdose Suffer Chronic Pain A study of people who die from opioid overdoses found just over 60 percent suffer from chronic pain, HealthDay reports. Read More White House Reports Opioid Epidemic Cost U.S. Economy $504 Billion in 2015 The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy as much as $504 billion in 2015, according to a report by the White House Council of Economic Advisors. Read More Kellyanne Conway Will Oversee White House Response to Opioid Epidemic White House counselor Kellyanne Conway will lead the White House response to the opioid epidemic, U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions announced this week. Read More Other Headlines of Interest It’s Not Just Opioids (Slate) Mother dies after cleaning up drugs from son's suspected overdose (New York Daily News) Blog: Everything My Parents Did to Get Me Addiction Treatment and into Recovery (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids) A New Study Finds Good News About Treating Addiction (WBUR) U.S. Surgeon General Says Working Together Is Key To Combating Opioid Crisis (NPR) One doctor, six counselors and a therapy dog help Denver students beat drug addiction (The Denver Post) Where Is the Prevention in the President’s Opioid Report? (The New York Times) Should Hospitals Be Punished For Post-Surgical Patients' Opioid Addiction? (NPR) The Insurance Company Paid For Opioids, But Not Cold Therapy (NPR) Telemedicine For Addiction Treatment? Picture Remains Fuzzy (NPR) Opinion: Trump Is Continuing the War on Drugs That Kept Me Addicted (Politico) The Health 202: This hotel CEO thinks he can fix America's opioid abuse problem (The Washington Post)

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