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More People Using Meth and Fentanyl, Often in Combination A growing number of people in the United States are using methamphetamine and fentanyl, often together, according to a new analysis of urine drug tests. Read More Many Teens Who Survive Opioid Overdose Don’t Receive Timely Treatment A new study finds more than two-thirds of teens and young adults who survive an opioid overdose don’t receive treatment for their addiction within 30 days. Read More   Fewer Than 10% of Primary Care Doctors Can Prescribe Buprenorphine Fewer than 10% of primary care physicians have received approval from the federal government to prescribe the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Pharmacy Chains Facing Trial Over Opioids Sue Ohio Doctors Large pharmacy chains involved in a major lawsuit over the opioid epidemic have sued doctors in Ohio, claiming they are to blame for the nation’s drug crisis. Read More Number of Alcohol-Related Deaths More Than Doubled From 1999 to 2017 The number of alcohol-related deaths in the United States more than doubled between 1999 and 2017, according to new research from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Read More Other Headlines of Interest This Year's Must-Have Wellness Accessory? Narcan Dupes (VICE News) As marijuana-induced psychosis rises, parents say treatment for young people hard to find (USA Today) States Slow to Enforce Age-21 Law on Selling Tobacco, Vape Items (Bloomberg Government) I quit drinking 2 years ago. Over time, my brain made it easier. (The Washington Post) What if a Vaping Tax Encouraged Cigarette Smoking? (The New York Times) Does Dry January signal a shift on alcohol? (The Christian Science Monitor) The True Cause of the Opioid Epidemic (The Atlantic) Effort To Control Opioids In An ER Leaves Some Sickle Cell Patients In Pain (NPR) In Appalachia, Crafting a Road to Recovery With Dulcimer Strings (The New York Times) Success of tobacco age change will depend on state efforts (Roll Call) Cannabis edibles may present unanticipated dangers (Reuters) Blog: When Opioids Backfire (Scientific American) Here’s why Florida knows more about its drug-overdose deaths than the feds (Miami Herald) Opinion: Congress should act to allow a ban on fentanyl indefinitely (The Washington Post) NIDA director: New pain meds are still years away (Politico)

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