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Deaths From Drug Overdoses Likely Fell for First Time in Almost 30 Years Drug overdose deaths appear to have fallen for the first time in almost 30 years, according to preliminary figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More Death Rates From Opioids Highest in Areas With Most Painkiller Prescriptions Opioid-related death rates between 2006 and 2012 were highest in rural communities in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia with a disproportionate share of opioid painkiller prescriptions, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. Read More   Number of Children Entering Foster Care Soared Due to Parents’ Substance Use A new study finds the number of U.S. children entering foster care rose dramatically because of parental substance use between 2000 to 2017, HealthDay reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Future of State Opioid Crisis Grants in Question The future of grants given to states for opioid addiction prevention, treatment and recovery is in question, The New York Times reports. Read More Anti-Tobacco Group Calls Juul CEO Apology to Parents “Fake” The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids this week criticized an apology to parents by the CEO of e-cigarette maker Juul, calling it “fake.” Read More Other Headlines of Interest New York raises statewide smoking age from 18 to 21 for tobacco, electronic cigarettes and vaporizers (New York Daily News) Reckitt to pay $1.4 billion to end U.S. opioid addiction treatment probes (Reuters) America's Complex History With Tobacco, From 'The Marlboro Man' To E-Cigarettes (WBUR) Mixing Alcohol And Sun? Beware, A Buzz Begets A Faster Burn (NPR) Opinion: Even Heroes Can Struggle With Addiction (The Wall Street Journal) OxyContin Made The Sacklers Rich. Now It’s Tearing Them Apart. (The Wall Street Journal) Oklahoma lawyers at trial's end say opioid 'kingpin' J&J fueled epidemic (Reuters) If you flush drugs down the toilet, you could be creating 'meth gators,' police in Tennessee say (CNN) Opinion: How Congress can expand access to addiction treatment — immediately (The Hill) How exercise is helping extreme athletes and others in Colorado battle addiction (The Colorado Sun) How the Opioid Crisis Arrived at New York’s Commuter Hubs (The New York Times) Vaporized: America’s E-cigarette Addiction (CNBC) Man ‘trapped in a bottle’ high above Times Square warns of scourge caused by opioid addiction (PIX11) Pain Meds As Public Nuisance? Oklahoma Tests A Legal Strategy For Opioid Addiction (NPR) What to call someone who uses heroin? (Boston University School of Medicine)

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