In the News: Prosecutors Charge 60 People with Illegally Prescribing, Distributing Opioids

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Featured News: Family Involvement Key to Success of Teen Substance Use Treatment Family involvement is a key component to success in treatment for teen substance use disorder, according to a review of recent research by an expert at the Center on Addiction. Read More Prosecutors Charge 60 People with Illegally Prescribing, Distributing Opioids The Justice Department on Wednesday announced 53 medical professionals and seven other individuals have been charged in connection with allegedly illegally prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics. Read More   Kratom Caused 91 Overdose Deaths During 18-Month Period: CDC The herbal supplement kratom led to 91 overdoses between July 2016 and December 2017, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Rate of Positive Employee Drug Tests Continues to Climb The rate of positive workforce drug tests is the highest it has been since 2004, according to an analysis by the drug testing lab Quest Diagnostics. Read More FDA Reprimands Walmart, Convenience Store Chains for Selling Tobacco to Minors The Food and Drug Administration reprimanded Walmart, Kroeger, 7-Eleven and other chain stores for selling tobacco products to minors, CNBC reports. Read More Harm Reduction Strategies to Reduce Opioid Deaths Gain Traction in Southern States Harm reduction strategies to reduce opioid-related deaths are gaining traction in southern states, according to Stateline. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Addiction Among Older Adults Poses Complex Challenge (U.S. News & World Report) Opinion: Drug czar James Carroll: Stop illicit drug use before it's too late (USA Today) Opinion: Big Pharma’s Millions Won’t Solve the Opioid Crisis (Vice) Marijuana Testing of Job Applicants Is Barred by City in Groundbreaking Measure (The New York Times) What wine mom culture misses about being a sober parent in a society that worships alcohol (The Washington Post) Insider Q&A: American Addiction Centers CEO talks treatment (The Washington Post) Opinion: There's a pain bill that's actually sensitive to patients — let's pass it (The Hill) A dangerous fentanyl myth lives on (Columbia Journalism Review) Can John Oliver Make the Sackler Family Actually Pay for the Opioid Crisis? (Vanity Fair) Colorado US Attorney: Treat Overdose Deaths as Homicides (Associated Press) Does marijuana cause lung cancer? Doctors call for more research (NBC News) Opinion: Trump Can’t Blame Mexico for U.S. Drug Problems (The New York Times) CVS Fined $535K for Filling Forged Percocet Prescriptions (Associated Press) The Army has a message for soldiers: even where marijuana is legal, don't use it (North Country Public Radio) One Doctor’s Answer to Drug Deaths: Opioid Vending Machines (Wired)

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