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Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week   FEATURED NEWS: What Influences Transition from Prescription Opioid Misuse to Injection Drug Use? A new study finds there are no significant differences between young adults who misuse prescription opioids and those who inject heroin, except for the amount of time they have used drugs. Read More ERs Report Opioid Overdoses Jumped 30 Percent in One Year Hospital emergency rooms reported a 30 percent jump in opioid overdoses between the third quarter of 2016 and the third quarter of 2017, according to NPR. Read More   Growing Number of Children End Up in ICU After Overdosing on Opioids A new study finds a significant and steady increase in the number of children in the United States who are admitted to pediatric intensive care units after swallowing opioids. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Cocaine Deaths on the Rise Among Black Americans Cocaine deaths are increasing, particularly among non-Hispanic black Americans, The New York Times reports. Read More HHS Secretary Willing to Loosen Medicaid Restrictions on Addiction Treatment Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says he is willing to loosen Medicaid restrictions on addiction treatment, according to The Washington Post. Read More Alternatives to Alcoholics Anonymous Work as Well as 12-Step Programs: Study A new study comparing Alcoholics Anonymous to alternative mutual help groups find these groups perform about as well as 12-step programs, Vox reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest When Opioids Make Pain Worse (NPR) The American Greed Report: The deadly trap of opioid painkiller addiction (CNBC) 'Heroin(e)': The Women Fighting Addiction In Appalachia (NPR) Blog: The Continuing Crusade for Cleaning Up Addiction Language (Rehabs.com) Can This Judge Solve the Opioid Crisis? (The New York Times) Ex-Trump aide Sam Nunberg reveals he’s considering alcohol abuse treatment after chaotic TV interviews (New York Daily News) New Push to Drop Drug Offenses as Barrier to Student Aid (Inside Higher Ed) Do this twice a year to help your kids avoid opioid addiction (The Baltimore Sun) Suicides, Drug Addiction and High School Football (The New York Times) The Opioid Crisis' 'Frightening' Jump To Black, Urban Areas (NPR) Despite gains, Trump administration response to opioid crisis still faces criticism (ABC News) It’s Time to Talk About the Opioid Crisis as a Women’s Health Issue (Vogue) Media tycoon Mike Bloomberg takes another swing at Big Tobacco (CBS News) Being a Sober Parent in a Wine Mom Culture (The New York Times) Run the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon as a Partnership “Partner for Hope” (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids)

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