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Google Maps Begins Displaying Medication Disposal Sites People looking for a place to drop off unused opioids or other medications can now use Google Maps to find a site, CNN reports. Read More FDA Announces New Measures to Stem Opioid Crisis The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this week it will take new steps to address the nation’s opioid epidemic, according to The Wall Street Journal. Read More   Number of Hospital Programs Treating Opioid Addiction Decline The number of hospital programs that treat opioid addiction is shrinking, at a time when the opioid epidemic is growing, a new study concludes. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Teens’ Risk of Long-Term Opioid Use Influenced by Family Opioid Use Teens prescribed opioids after surgery are almost twice as likely to use the drugs long-term if they have a family member who has filled opioid prescriptions for four months or more over the past year, a new study finds. Read More Spending on Opioid Treatment Grew Faster in States That Expanded Medicaid A new study finds spending on prescriptions for the treatment of opioid use disorder and overdose increased faster in states that expanded Medicaid, according to U.S. News & World Report. Read More Other Headlines of Interest When Your Career Path Intersects With Alcohol (Inside HigherEd) After hitting ‘rock bottom,’ some addicts and alcoholics find a road to recovery (The Washington Post) All 2020 presidential candidates now support marijuana legalization efforts — even the Republicans (The Boston Globe) Virginia Gov. Signs Ban on People Under 21 Buying Tobacco (Associated Press) Opinion: America's Opioid Epidemic and Mass Incarceration Crisis Are Inextricably Linked (Newsweek) CBD Is Everywhere, but Scientists Still Don’t Know Much About It (The New York Times) Opinion: The Opioid Crisis Isn’t White (The New York Times) Did the FDA ignite the opioid epidemic? (60 Minutes) After his first overdose, my husband promised it wouldn't happen again. I believed him (Los Angeles Times) Lack of Medication Treatments for Meth Frustrates Doctors (KQED) The Alcohol Crisis In America Has Been Overshadowed By Opioids, But Can No Longer Be Ignored (Forbes) Opinion: 4 ways Congress can enhance addiction treatment (The Hill) Should drug dealers be charged with murder? States ponder (The Washington Post)

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