In the News: Telehealth Plays Key Role in Addiction Treatment During Coronavirus Pandemic

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In the News: Telehealth Plays Key Role in Addiction Treatment During Coronavirus Pandemic Telehealth technology is becoming an important part of addiction treatment during the coronavirus pandemic, PBS News reports. Read More COVID-19 Could be Especially Serious Threat to Those Who Smoke or Vape COVID-19 could be an especially serious threat to people who smoke tobacco or marijuana or who vape because the virus attacks the lungs, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Read More   Some States Classify Recreational and Medical Marijuana Businesses as Essential More than a dozen states have classified recreational marijuana shops and medical marijuana dispensaries as “essential” businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, The New York Times reports. Read More During this time of uncertainty, we're still here to support families.   COVID-19 Resources Health Officials Worry People are Drinking to Battle Coronavirus Anxiety Health officials are concerned that many people are using alcohol to deal with anxiety over the coronavirus pandemic, CBS New York reports. Read More Buprenorphine and Methadone Reduce Opioid Overdoses But Are Underused A new study finds methadone and buprenorphine are highly effective in treating opioid use disorder and reducing overdoses, but these treatments are underused by physicians. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Other Headlines of Interest COVID-19: We Are Here for You (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids + Center on Addiction) Opinion: When a Pandemic Strikes Americans Who Are Already Suffering (The New York Times) What do people in recovery from alcohol or drug use do now that coronavirus has shuttered many churches and community centers? (Chicago Tribune) Video: Coronavirus and addiction recovery: Fighting isolation to stay sober (The Washington Post) The Health 202: Coronavirus could drive up insurance premiums for tens of millions of Americans, projection shows (The Washington Post) COVID-19 Outbreak Impacts People In Addiction Recovery (WBUR) People Who Take Opioid Painkillers Are Getting Screwed Thanks to Coronavirus (Vice) Walmart Was Almost Charged Criminally Over Opioids. Trump Appointees Killed the Indictment (ProPublica) Quarantining patients at Pa. drug treatment centers could pose risk, but many have nowhere else to go (The Philadelphia Inquirer) For those struggling to stay sober, coronavirus shutdowns offer hope as well as temptation (CNN) National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week celebrates 10 years (NIH)

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