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Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week   Fentanyl Now Most Common Drug Involved in Fatal Overdoses Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids have overtaken prescription opioids as the most common drug involved in fatal drug overdoses in the United States, according to a new report. Read More Regulators Tell E-Liquid Companies to Make Packaging Less Appealing to Kids The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission has warned companies that make and sell e-cigarette liquids to make their packaging less appealing to children. Read More   Drug Policy Office is Months Late on Delivering Opioid Crisis Strategy Report The Office of National Drug Control Policy is months late on delivering a congressionally mandated strategy to address the nation’s opioid crisis, according to USA Today. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend States Consider Imposing Taxes on Prescription Opioids to Pay for Addiction Treatment Bills introduced in at least 15 states would impose taxes or fees on prescription painkillers as a way to pay for addiction prevention and treatment. Read More Increasing Academic Requirements May Reduce Teen Drug and Alcohol Use New research suggests a link between increased academic requirements and a reduction in teen drug use, drinking and smoking. Read More Other Headlines of Interest The Pain Hustlers (The New York Times) Injecting Drugs Can Ruin a Heart. How Many Second Chances Should a User Get? (The New York Times) The Alcohol Industry Says Moderate Drinking Is Good for You. But Most People Don’t Drink Moderately. (Mother Jones) Why a City at the Center of the Opioid Crisis Gave Up a Tool to Fight It (The New York Times) Small businesses grapple with maze of conflicting pot laws (The Washington Post) This former NBA player rebounded from drug addiction. Now he's helping others fight it, too (CNN) How to talk to your kids about alcohol, according to substance abuse experts (NBC News) Questions Raised About Study Of Device To Ease Opioid Withdrawal (NPR) Benzodiazepines: America's 'Other Prescription Drug Problem' (NPR) Google Announces Matching Grant to Fund Partnership for Drug-Free Kids’ Family Support Services Kanye West Talks About Getting Liposuction And Battling An Opioid Addiction (Huff Post) New Survey Reveals Some Pet Owners Give Their Pets Drugs Out of Boredom or For Amusement (People.com)

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