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Philadelphia Group Plans to Open Nation’s First Supervised Injection Site Next Week A nonprofit group in Philadelphia says it plans to open the nation’s first supervised injection site next week, The Associated Press reports. Read More Most Patients Treated for Opioid Addiction in Residential Centers Don’t Get Medication Just 15% of patients being treated for opioid use disorder in residential treatment centers receive medication-assisted treatment, a new study finds. Read More   Medication-Assisted Treatment Greatly Reduces Risk of Dying From Opioid Overdose People with opioid use disorder who receive treatment with medications such as buprenorphine or methadone are 80% less likely to die from an opioid overdose compared with patients treated without these medications, according to a new study. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Dental Patients Often Prescribed Opioids in the Emergency Room People who go to the emergency room for dental problems are often prescribed opioids and antibiotics, HealthDay reports. The findings show the need to combat overuse of opioids and antibiotics, the researchers said. Read More OxyContin Maker Launches Ad Campaign About Filing Claims Against Company Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, launched a $23.8 million ad campaign this week to inform people harmed by their drug where they can file claims against the company, The Associated Press reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Arizona congressional candidate suspends campaign after drug overdose (NBC News) Teaching Children How to Reverse an Overdose (The New York Times) This State Has Figured Out How to Treat Drug-Addicted Inmates (Pew Trusts) Opinion: Addicted to drugs, with (almost) nowhere to go: Life for New York City’s poorest addicts (New York Daily News) Inside the Philip Morris campaign to 'normalize' a tobacco device (Reuters) Turning, braking and vaping: Driver’s ed for some students includes warnings about e-cigarettes (The Washington Post) Doctor Described as ‘El Chapo of Opioids’ Admits Prescribing Without Medical Purpose (NBC New York) They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself (NPR) Ohio tries an unusual tactic toward opioid settlement: Working together (The Washington Post) McKesson Dangles $1 Billion Legal Fund to Boost Opioid Deal (Bloomberg) Opioid Settlement Still Elusive as Some Lawyers Criticize It (The New York Times) Liberation Van Drives on the Road to Recovery (Liberation Programs)

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