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Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week   More School Districts Provide Counseling for Students Affected by Family Opioid Use A growing number of school districts nationwide are providing mental health counseling for students whose families are affected by opioid use, NPR reports. Read More Meth Use Among Pregnant Women on the Rise A new study finds meth use among pregnant women is on the rise. Read More   Doctors Writing Fewer Opioid Prescriptions for Children and Teens Doctors have been writing fewer opioid prescriptions for children and teens in the United States since 2012, according to a new study. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces $50 Million Donation to Combat Opioid Epidemic Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charity run by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced a $50 million donation to combat the opioid epidemic, according to PBS NewHour. Read More China Agrees to Designate Fentanyl as a Controlled Substance China has agreed to designate fentanyl as a controlled substance, the Trump Administration announced on Saturday. Analysts told The New York Times the announcement will have little direct impact on the opioid crisis. Read More Other Headlines of Interest A fraternity hazing ritual killed our son. Now, we're making sense of his senseless death. (USA Today) You're in Recovery. What Should You Eat? (U.S. News & World Report) Editorial: America’s growing crisis of opioid addiction (Chicago Sun-Times) Florida claims Walgreens, CVS are complicit in opioid crisis, adds them to lawsuit (Miami Herald) Editorial: Nurses overdosing inside UT Southwestern shows how deep America’s opioid addiction runs (Dallas Morning News) Neuroscientist thinks one way to fight opioid addiction is to tackle loneliness (Washington Post) Opinion: In the wake of the opioid epidemic, let’s not forget about alcohol (The Hill) Sobering Thoughts About Alcohol Sales At College Stadiums (Forbes) Cost of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: $23,000 Annually Per Case (HealthDay) Substance Abuse Now Accounts For Nearly One Of Three Minnesota Children Being Removed From Their Homes (Kaiser Health News) The incredibly unpopular idea that could stem opioid deaths (The Washington Post)

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