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Measure to Classify All Versions of Fentanyl as Illegal Gains Support A proposed measure that would classify all chemically tweaked versions of fentanyl as illegal received support from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham this week, Reuters reports. Read More E-Cigarette Maker Juul Considers Opening Its Own Retail Shops The e-cigarette maker Juul Labs is considering opening up its own retail stores in the United States, according to The Wall Street Journal. Read More   Some Hospitals Giving Fewer Opioids After C-Sections Some hospitals are beginning to turn to alternatives to opioids for new mothers who have just had a cesarean section, The Wall Street Journal reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Patients Seeking Buprenorphine Treatment Face Significant Barriers A new study using “secret shoppers” found patients who are uninsured or covered by Medicaid often have a difficult time getting an appointment with a doctor who prescribes the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine. Read More Growing Number of States Raise Legal Sales Age for Tobacco Products to 21 An increasing number of states are raising the legal sales age for tobacco products to 21, according to the American Heart Association. Read More Other Headlines of Interest A New Approach to Addiction Treatment (Scientific American) Siblings also struggle when addiction strikes a family (WHYY) New Campaign Aims to Break Silence on Opioid Addiction (Center on Addiction) ‘Become My Mom Again’: What It’s Like to Grow Up Amid the Opioid Crisis (The New York Times) Ben & Jerry's wants to make CBD-infused ice cream (USA Today) 'Rocketman' Nails the Link Between Childhood Trauma and Addiction (Vice) A Former Heroin Addict's Popular Instagram Account Is Trying To Fight The Opioid Epidemic With Humor (BuzzFeed News) Fewer Americans are drinking alcohol—so bars and brewers are adapting (CNBC) California joins opioid fight, sues Purdue Pharma over marketing of OxyContin (Los Angeles Times) Lisa Marie Presley Opens Up About Her Opioid Addiction in New Book: 'I'm Grateful to Be Alive' (People)) Beverly Hills becomes the first U.S. city to end most tobacco sales (Los Angeles Times) Opioid Maker Insys Admits To Bribing Doctors, Agrees To Pay $225 Million Settlement (NPR) Ohio Doctor Charged With Killing 25 Patients in Fentanyl Overdoses (The New York Times) Work Stops At Construction Sites As Industry Calls Attention To Drug Addiction Among Its Workers (WBUR) Knock Out Opioid Abuse Initiative Launches New Online Course for Prescribers (Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey) How the restaurant industry is tackling its substance abuse problem (Los Angeles Times) ‘He Gave Me Hope’ A year after Anthony Bourdain’s death, his story of recovery can still inspire. (Grub Street)

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