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Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week   FEATURED NEWS: Naloxone Administration May Lead to Complications There seem to be a growing number of cases of high amounts of fluid in the lungs following administration of the opioid overdose antidote naloxone, experts said at a recent meeting of the New York Society of Addiction Medicine annual meeting. Read More FDA Calls Kratom An Opioid The Food and Drug Administration is warning that the supplement known as “kratom” is an opioid and has been linked with 44 deaths, The Washington Post reports. Read More   “Deaths of Despair” Caused by Opioids, Alcohol and Suicides: Report The increasing rate of deaths due to opioids, alcohol and suicides are part of a public health crisis described as “deaths of despair” in a new report published this week. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Fetal Alcohol Disorders May Be Much More Common Than Previously Thought A new study suggests up to 10 percent of U.S. children may have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, much more than previously thought. Read More State and Local Law Enforcement Officials Protest Cut to Drug Prevention Program State and local law enforcement officials came to Capitol Hill last week to protest a Trump Administration proposal to move oversight of a drug prevention program from the Office of National Drug Control Policy to the Justice Department. Read More Treating Depression May Help Patients Stop Long-Term Prescription Opioid Use Patients with long-term opioid prescriptions and depression who take antidepressants are more likely to stop using opioids, a new study concludes. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Kellyanne Conway’s 'opioid cabinet' sidelines drug czar’s experts (Politico) In drug crisis hotbed, hoping for action on Trump's words (Associated Press) Understanding The Struggle Against Opioid Addiction (NPR) Why the opioid epidemic may have fueled America’s murder spike (Vox) How addicts and their loved ones find 'strength' in online community (Good Morning America) Do Hangovers Get Worse as We Age? (The New York Times) Editorial: How Trump Can Keep His Vows on Opioids and Infrastructure (The New York Times) I Lost My Best Friend To Opioids. Yet As A Surgeon, I Overprescribed Them (Forbes) Man busted for selling huge shipments of drugs to college students for bitcoin, authorities say (ABC News) Military veterans defy Jeff Sessions, fight for medical marijuana to kick opioid addiction (CNBC) New “Art of Hope” Program with Currier Museum Helps Parents and Families (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids)

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