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Pandemic Leading to Sharp Rise in People Seeking Mental Health Help The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to a sharp rise in people seeking help for mental health issues, experts tell The Washington Post. Read More Illegal Drugs More Expensive and Harder to Obtain Due to COVID-19 Illegal drugs are more expensive and difficult to obtain worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Read More   Social Aspects of Vaping Drives Young People’s Juul Use, Study Finds Almost two-thirds of teens and young adults say social factors are driving young people’s use of Juul and other e-cigarettes, according to a new study. Read More During this time of uncertainty, we're still here to support families.   COVID-19 Resources Warning Labels on Alcohol Products May Help Discourage Drinking A study of warning labels on alcohol products finds they may help discourage drinking, HealthDay reports. Read More Study Finds Increasing Non-Alcoholic Drink Options May Reduce Alcohol Use When people are offered a range of drink options, they are more likely to choose a non-alcoholic drink if there are more of them available than alcoholic drinks, a new study finds. 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) Telehealth to Treat Substance Use and Mental Health Problems: What Families Need to Know (Partnership for Drug-Free Kids + Center on Addiction) Why Words Matter in the Substance Use Conversation (Pew Trusts) E-Cigarette Maker Juul Is Moving Base From San Francisco to Washington, D.C. (The Wall Street Journal) Opinion: How the coronavirus is creating other threats for addicts (The Washington Post) Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study (HealthDay News) More than 300,000 UK smokers may have quit owing to Covid-19 fears (The Guardian) Brain Implants to Treat Addiction Are Dangerous and Promising (Vice) 2 more Ohio counties to be subject of another opioid trial (Associated Press) Epidemic envy: Amid coronavirus, families of opioid dead feel slighted. ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if people reacted this way?’ (PennLive) Florida justices consider recreational marijuana ballot amendment (Tampa Bay Times) Joe Biden includes marijuana decriminalization in new ‘Plan for Black America’ (The Boston Globe)

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