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Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week PLEASE NOTE: We are taking a publishing hiatus for the remainder of December and will resume service Thursday, January 2. Happy holidays and thank you for your readership!   National Survey Finds Teens Vaping More Marijuana and Nicotine The annual Monitoring the Future survey has found U.S. teens are vaping more marijuana and nicotine than a year ago. The survey found 14% of 12th graders said they had vaped marijuana in the last month—almost double the percentage reported last year. Read More Congress Expected to Pass Measure to Raise Tobacco Purchase Age to 21 Congress is expected to pass a measure this week that would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products—including e-cigarettes—to 21, The Washington Post reports. Read More   Deaths Linked to Meth Use Climbing in Many States The number of deaths associated with methamphetamine is on the rise in many states, according to The New York Times. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Treating Babies Exposed to Opioids During Pregnancy Costs $573 Million Annually The cost of treating babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, who experience withdrawal after being exposed to opioids during pregnancy, was $573 million in 2016, according to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics. Read More Sackler Family Withdrew More Than $10 Billion from OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Members of the Sackler family, who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, withdrew more than $10 billion from the company as scrutiny over its role in the opioid epidemic grew, The New York Times reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest The Hidden Drug Epidemic Among Older People (The New York Times) Is marijuana linked to psychosis, schizophrenia? It's contentious, but doctors, feds say yes (USA Today) Marijuana Legalization Could Be Coming To These States In 2020 (Forbes) Research Fuels Debate Over E-Cigarettes as Smoking-Cessation Device (The Wall Street Journal) Sackler-owned opioid maker goes global with OD treatment (The Washington Post) Covering the opioid epidemic: Despair, bravery, helplessness, iron will and too much death (USA Today) We have a solution for the opioid epidemic. It’s dramatically underused. (Vox) Opioids May Not Be to Blame for Rise in U.S. Suicides (HealthDay) Facebook and Instagram will ban influencers from promoting e-cigs (CBS News) Opinion: Elton John bio movie 'Rocketman' gets addiction right. His journey could help others (USA Today) Rep. Matt Gaetz criticized Hunter Biden for his addiction. Then he got called out for his own DUI arrest. (The Washington Post) "Sober curious" Americans are reshaping nightlife: "I actually have more fun without alcohol" (CBS News) Blog: Addiction in the Family: A Sister’s Perspective (Center on Addiction + Partnership for Drug-Free Kids) 2019 Year in Review: Center on Addiction

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