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Featured Commentary: The Opioid Epidemic’s Untold Story The opioid epidemic has put enormous strain on our nation’s state courts, many of which have been overwhelmed by growing dockets and shrinking resources, leaders from the National Judicial Opioid Task Force explain. Read More Overdose Deaths Linked to Cocaine and Meth are Surging Deaths due to overdoses linked to cocaine and methamphetamine are on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More   People at High Risk of Opioid Overdose Rarely Receive Prescriptions for Naloxone People at high risk of opioid overdose rarely receive prescriptions for naloxone despite numerous interactions with the health care system, according to a new study. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Republican-Controlled States Increasingly Open to Considering Needle Exchanges A growing number of Republican-controlled states are considering allowing needle exchanges to reduce the spread of blood-transmitted diseases among people who inject drugs, USA Today reports. Read More Federal Court Rules Maine Jail Must Provide Medication for Opioid Use Disorder A federal appeals court has ruled a Maine jail must provide an incarcerated woman with medications for her opioid use disorder, NPR report. The decision could have wide repercussions, according to legal advocates. Read More Other Headlines of Interest “The Role of Litigation in Response to the Opioid Epidemic” Register to attend this 5/13 event (Bipartisan Policy Center) FBI Awards Partners, Anti-Drug Campaigners And Difference-Makers Across U.S. (NPR) You Probably Shouldn’t Bring CBD Oil to an Airport (The Atlantic) Opinion: How Big Tobacco Got a New Generation Hooked (The New York Times) 'I'm too high. Something's wrong.' Teens caught vaping marijuana in scary new trend (USA Today) Alcohol is everywhere on Tinder. Here’s how non-drinkers cope. (The Washington Post) As Meth Use Surges, First Responders Struggle To Help Those In Crisis (NPR) Opinion: There's nothing funny about today's highly potent marijuana. It killed my son. (USA Today) In Washington, Juul Vows to Curb Youth Vaping. Its Lobbying in States Runs Counter to That Pledge. (The New York Times) Drug-Injection Sites Are Battleground in Fight Against Opioid Overdoses (The Wall Street Journal) How did enough fentanyl to kill "every man, woman and child in Cleveland" reach the United (60 Minutes) Chinese researchers try brain implants to treat addiction (The Washington Post) Meth Vs. Opioids: America Has Two Drug Epidemics, But Focuses On One (Kaiser Health News) Opinion: Senators: Raise the legal tobacco age to 21 (CNN)) CBD Is Wildly Popular. Disputes Over Its Legality Are a Growing Source of Tension. (The New York Times) Walmart is raising the minimum age to buy tobacco to 21 (CNN)

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