In the News: Many State and Local Officials Say Drug Industry Should Pay for Opioid Epidemic

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15 Percent of Teens and Young Adults Prescribed Opioids During ER Visit Almost 15 percent of teens and young adults are prescribed opioids during an emergency room visit, according to a new study. Read More Father of Football Player Who Died of Opioid Overdose Testifies in Drug Company Trial On the second day of trial of a lawsuit against drug company Johnson & Johnson, the father of a college football player who died of an opioid overdose gave emotional testimony about the personal impact of the opioid crisis, Reuters reports. Read More   Many State and Local Officials Say Drug Industry Should Pay for Opioid Epidemic As lawsuits against opioid manufacturers increase, a growing number of state and local officials say the companies should pay for the costs of the country’s opioid crisis, NPR reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Some Schools Respond to Vaping with Treatment Instead of Punishment Some schools are beginning to rethink their response to students’ e-cigarette use, emphasizing prevention and treatment over punishment, the Associated Press reports. Read More More Than 60 Percent of Adults Who Use E-Cigarettes Want to Quit A survey of American adults who use e-cigarettes finds more than 60 percent say they want to quit, HealthDay reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Fighting Fentanyl (The Washington Post) RICO Offers a Powerful Tool to Punish Executives for the Opioid Crisis (The New York Times) Colorado’s Opioid Crisis Slows, In Part Because Of a Drug That Reverses Overdoses (Colorado Public Radio) Medical Schools Are Changing The Way They Teach Pain Treatment, Opioid Addiction (WBUR) Scientists Wanted: Recruited by Juul, Many Researchers Say No (The New York Times) Local woman joins nationwide fight against opioid epidemic (CBS 21) Colorado Court Complicates Life For Drug-Sniffing Dogs (NPR) As Opioids Fuel Growing Female Prison Population, Ohio Tries Alternative Treatment (NPR) Tired Of Being 'Dope Sick,' A Drug User Gets Help From Police To Get Sober (NPR) Opinion: The solutions to the opioid crisis are clear. Trump just resists them. (The Washington Post) 90% of lung cancers can be avoided by eliminating tobacco use, new WHO report reveals (WHO) 'Gold Rush': Cannabidiol Industry Booms Amid Uncertain Regulation (NPR)

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