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Deaths Due to Alcohol, Drugs and Suicide Have Soared Among Young Adults Deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide have soared among young adults ages 18 to 34, according to a new analysis. Read More Drug Overdose Death Rate Dropped Slightly Last Year New government data suggests deaths from drug overdoses decreased slightly between 2017 and 2018, after years of sharp increases, Time reports. Read More   Legalizing Medical Marijuana Does Not Reduce Rate of Fatal Opioid Overdoses: Study A new study concludes legalizing medical marijuana does not reduce the rate of fatal opioid overdoses. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Many Patients Still Struggle to Get Insurance Coverage for Mental Health Treatment Many patients still struggle to get insurance coverage for their mental health treatment, despite federal laws designed to bring parity between mental and physical health coverage, NPR reports. Read More Fun Without Alcohol: Investors Flock to “Sober Curious” Ventures As more people want to have fun without alcohol, investors are increasingly investing in “sober curious” ventures, CNN reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Inside the Elementary School Where Drug Addiction Sets the Curriculum (The New York Times) ‘Historic’ opioid trial raises questions, possible answers (The Indiana Lawyer) Legalizing Medical Pot Won't Ease Opioid Crisis: Study (HealthDay News) Dark Web Drug Sellers Dodge Police Crackdowns (The New York Times) Will poppy seeds really show up on a drug test? (New York Post) Insys Files For Chapter 11, Days After Landmark Opioid Settlement Of $225 Million (NPR) The Van Vs. An Opioid Addiction: Taking Treatment To The Streets (WBUR) No charges for personal drug possession: Seattle’s bold gamble to bring ‘peace’ after the war on drugs (The Washington Post) Opinion: At Long Last, a Measure of Justice for Some Drug Offenders (The New York Times) Marijuana health claims lure patients as science catches up (Associated Press) An Australian Doctor’s Dream: Curing America’s Opioid Curse (New York Times) How a Homeless Mom of 2 Beat Addiction and Now Helps Thousands Going Through the Same Battles (People) Aaron Hogue, Ph.D., Guest at Children’s Health and Wellbeing Workshop (Center on Addiction)

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