In the News: Addiction Experts Say Coronavirus Isolation is Trigger for Relapse

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Addiction Experts Say Coronavirus Isolation is Trigger for Relapse Addiction experts say they are worried the isolation required to combat the coronavirus pandemic is a national relapse trigger, The New York Times reports. Read More States Urged to Ease Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment During Pandemic Now that the federal government has made it easier for many people being treated for opioid use disorder to receive extended supplies of medication-assisted treatment, states must ensure their own rules do not impede access, according to The Pew Charitable Trusts. Read More   Young People with Family Members Taking Opioids More Likely to Overdose Teens and young adults who have family members taking prescription opioids are more than twice as likely to overdose on opioids themselves compared to their peers without family members taking the medications, according to new research. Read More During this time of uncertainty, we're still here to support families.   COVID-19 Resources Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Say Drug Companies Try to Use Pandemic to Delay Opioid Trial Lawyers representing the cities and counties suing drug companies over their role in the opioid crisis are urging a federal judge not to delay the litigation because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reports. Read More Report: 1.6 Million Americans Reported Past-Year Meth Use A new study finds an estimated 1.6 million American adults ages 18 and older reported past-year methamphetamine use between 2015 and 2018. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Other Headlines of Interest COVID-19: Online and Remote Resources for Addiction Support (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids + Center on Addiction) Why Coronavirus fear is nothing new to me: 3 tips for parents fighting the COVID-19 pandemic AND the Opioid epidemic (Thrive Global) Addiction Recovery in the Age of Coronavirus (U.S. News & World Report) Coronavirus Crisis Could Help Trigger Relapse Among Those Fighting Addiction (HealthDay) Addiction Is ‘A Disease Of Isolation’ — So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk (Kaiser Health News) Opinion: What the World Needs Now Is Grace (The New York Times) Virus Outbreak Creates New Challenges for Addiction Recovery (The Associated Press) Now that AA meetings have to be held digitally, people are breaking in and harassing recovering alcoholics (CBS News) In a Town Where Meth Is Eclipsing Opioids, Everyone Feels the Pain (The New York Times) The World Pushes Back Against E-Cigarettes and Juul (The New York Times) After 4-year delay, DEA will review dozens of requests to grow marijuana for research (Science) Almost $30 million in drugs seized in nearly half-mile-long tunnel linking US and Mexico (CNN) California’s New Attack On Opioid Addiction Hits Old Roadblocks (Kaiser Health News)

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