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Volume of Opioids Prescribed in U.S. Declined 17 Percent in 2018 A new report finds the volume of opioids prescribed in the United States last year declined 17 percent, according to Bloomberg. Read More Black Patients Much Less Likely to Receive Buprenorphine for Opioid Addiction A study of outpatient treatment for opioid addiction finds white patients are almost 35 times more likely than black patients to have a visit related to the addiction treatment medication buprenorphine, Kaiser Health News reports. Read More More Than 600,000 U.S. Parents with Opioid Use Disorder Living With Children An estimated 623,000 U.S. parents with opioid use disorder are living with children, according to a new study. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families: Donate Now Tell a Friend Some People Still May Get Opioids From Relatives Despite “Doctor Shopping” Crackdown Some people who can no longer “doctor shop” to get multiple prescriptions for opioid painkillers because of stricter regulations are still able to get the drugs from relatives with prescriptions, a new study suggests. Read More North Carolina Is First State to Sue E-Cigarette Maker Juul North Carolina has become the first state to sue e-cigarette maker Juul, alleging the company caused addiction in consumers through deceptive marketing and targeting youth, The Washington Post reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Yes, drug-assisted treatment is needed for opioid-addicted patients in U.S. prisons (The Washington Post) Trade frictions raise questions about China's fentanyl promise (Reuters) No strings attached: More opioid addicts get meds without talk therapy (USA Today) Editorial: Another racial disparity in how we address addiction: access to buprenorphine (The Baltimore Sun) Treating the Trauma Behind Addiction (U.S. News & World Report) Family Recovery Court Helps With Addiction And Stabilizes Home Life (NPR) Marijuana Legalization Hits a Wall: First in New Jersey, Then in New York (The New York Times) Rob Lowe marks 29 years of sobriety with inspiring message (Today) Can CBD Really Do All That? (The New York Times) ‘Crisis of masculinity’: How opioid epidemic hits men harder (The Christian Science Monitor) Women, Alcohol and Perceived ‘Sexual Availability’ (The New York Times) How the War on Drugs Kept Black Men Out of College (The Atlantic) The Met Will Turn Down Sackler Money Amid Fury Over the Opioid Crisis (The New York Times) What’s the Real Link Between Pot Dispensaries and Crime Rates? (Rolling Stone)

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