In the News: Addiction Treatment Centers Make Changes in Light of Coronavirus Pandemic

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Addiction Treatment Centers Make Changes in Light of Coronavirus Pandemic Addiction treatment centers are changing the way they provide services in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Read More 12-Step Programs Use Technology, Social Distancing During COVID-19 Crisis Many 12-step programs are making changes such as using technology to keep people connected during the COVID-19 crisis, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read More   Federal Government Eases Restrictions on Addiction Treatment in Response to Coronavirus The federal government is easing restrictions on medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction in light of the coronavirus, Mother Jones reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Patients Who Use Opioids After Tooth Extraction Report Higher Levels of Pain Dental patients who take opioid painkillers after a tooth extraction report higher levels of pain compared with those who take non-opioid pain medication, a new study finds. Read More States Try to End Bankruptcy Protections for Family that Owns Opioid Maker Purdue Twenty-four state attorneys general have filed court papers to try to end bankruptcy protections for the Sackler family, which owns opioid maker Purdue Pharma, The Wall Street Journal reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest COVID-19: We Are Here for You (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids + Center on Addiction) Coronavirus Isolation Could Be a Crisis for People Recovering From Addiction (GQ) Opinion: Safe injection sites: Coronavirus underlines why they make sense (New York Daily News) Opinion: Opioid crisis is still not just a ‘white’ problem (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Blog: COVID-19: Potential Implications for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders (National Institute on Drug Abuse) Why Americans Are Dying from Despair (The New Yorker) Amid coronavirus, recovery community urges: Even if you skip 12-step meetings, stay connected (Los Angeles Times) How I’m Coping with COVID-19 and Social Isolation as a Person in Long-Term Recovery (Shatterproof) Opinion: Covid-19 will worsen the opioid overdose crisis if we don’t prepare now (STAT) Opinion: Former health secretary: Don’t buy the bogus arguments against a ban on flavored tobacco (The Baltimore Sun) Opinion: Nation's opioid addiction treatment system during COVID-19 needs reform (The Hill) Attorney’s Movie Inspired by Real-Life Family Opioid Tragedy (Associated Press) As Pa. liquor stores close, advocates worry about risks of sudden alcohol withdrawal (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Blog: New Warning Letters Signal Forceful Approach to Containing Coronavirus Treatment Claims (LegitScript) Andrew Gillum, Who Ran for Florida Governor, Is Entering Rehab (The New York Times)

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