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Pandemic Increases Hurdles for People Seeking Addiction Treatment The COVID-19 pandemic is making it more difficult for some people seeking treatment for addiction to find help, experts tell the Cincinnati Enquirer. Read More Study: COVID-19 Could Greatly Increase Deaths From Alcohol and Drug Misuse and Suicide A new study estimates that as many as 75,000 additional people in the United States could die from drug or alcohol misuse and suicide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More   App That Tracks Blood-Alcohol Content Finds Spike in Drinking During Pandemic An app designed to measure blood-alcohol content found a spike in drinking right after people started staying home due to the pandemic, USA Today reports. Read More During this time of uncertainty, we're still here to support families.   COVID-19 Resources Some Smokers Motivated to Quit to Protect Themselves Against Coronavirus Some people calling California’s Smokers’ Helpline say they are motivated to quit because of the coronavirus, according to NPR. Read More Rate of Youth ER Visits for Mental Health Disorders Jumped 60% in a Decade The rate of emergency room visits by children and teens for mental health disorders rose 60% over a decade, according to a new study. 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) Co-Occurring Disorders and Your Child (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids + Center on Addiction) Opinion: Don’t Forget About Us: People Still Need Addiction Care (Medium) Melissa Etheridge reveals son Beckett Cypher died from opioid addiction (Page Six) Blog: Addressing the Stigma That Surrounds Addiction (Scientific American) I lost both my sons to opioids. But here's what I remember about them on Mother's Day. (USA Today) The Health 202: Coronavirus could worsen the opioid abuse epidemic (The Washington Post) Coronavirus’s next victim? Our mental health (The Dallas Morning News) The Coronavirus Pandemic Disrupts Opioid Addiction Treatments In Philadelphia (NPR) 'SNL' Quarantine Sketch "Let Kids Drink" Prompts Debate on Social Media (The Hollywood Reporter) Opioid overdose deaths surge in Tennessee's largest county (AP) Opinion: In Lockdown, Pot and Booze Are Bad News (The Wall Street Journal) Opinion: Suggestion that smoking protects from COVID-19 may be dangerous to public health (The Hill)

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