News Top Drug & Alcohol News of the Week   Online Tool Tracks Suspected Opioid Overdoses in Real Time A new online tool allows first responders, public safety and public health officials to track opioid overdoses in real time, NBC News reports. Health officials say the data allows them to quickly allocate resources where they are needed. Read More Medicare Places Few Restrictions on Opioid Prescriptions: Study Medicare has not put significant restrictions in place for opioid prescriptions, despite recent government guidelines that recommend such limits, according to a new study. Read More   First Lady Says She Wants to Help Give a Voice to Families Facing Addiction First Lady Melania Trump this week visited a West Virginia clinic that treats infants exposed to opioids in the womb. She said she wants to give a voice to families facing addiction, The New York Times reports. Read More Uber Use Cuts Drunk Driving Accidents in Some Cities Use of Uber has contributed to a decrease in drunk driving accidents in some cities but not others, according to HealthDay. Read More Health Effects of New “Heat-Not-Burn” Cigarettes Still Unknown The health effects of new products known as “heat-not-burn” cigarettes are still unknown, researchers caution in a new study. Read More Other Headlines of Interest As Overdose Deaths Pile Up, a Medical Examiner Quits the Morgue (The New York Times) How the 'heroin heroine' saves lives from her living room (CNN) Opinion: New models of care for drug addiction treatment (The Baltimore Sun) Fighting the stigma of opioid addiction with stories of recovery (PBS NewsHour) How treating opioids with more opioids has divided the recovery community (PBS NewsHour) In Kentucky, jail is becoming an addict’s last-resort rehab (PBS NewsHour) Indiana Jails Turn to Body Scanners to Address Opioid Crisis (Associated Press) State Department numbers minimize tourist deaths tied to blackouts at Mexico resorts (USA Today) This nurse ‘fell in love’ with a baby born addicted to drugs — and took him home (Miami Herald) How I Learned to Cope With Stress When I Gave Up Alcohol (NBC News) 10 Arrested in Death of L.S.U. Student After Fraternity Drinking Ritual (The New York Times) Sen. Claire McCaskill on the opioid epidemic: pharma “ought to begin looking over their shoulder” (Vox)   DONATE Parent Toll-Free Helpline: 1-855-DRUGFREE drugfree.org © Partnership for Drug-Free Kids 352 Park Ave South | 9th Floor | New York, NY 10010   privacy policy | manage email preferences

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10-16-17 TWELVE STEPPING WITH SUPPORT FROM SCRIPTURE

Psalm 31v9 - Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress.Tears blur my eyes, my body and soul are withering away.

Step 2: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

God can and will help! Life was not gifted to you so you can waste away in addiction and depression. You may feel you are at the end of your rope and hopeless not wanting to go on. Don't look at this as failure and defeat. This is a victory because at your lowest God comes in and rescues you.You have given it your best shot and Life has not worked out the way you thought it should. That's ok because getting to the end of you and your ways open's the door to God so he can come in and show you a better way.

2 Corinthians -"For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong.Your restoration is what we pray for".

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Psalm 103v3 He forgives all my sins and Heals all my diseases

RECOVERY Housing & The Community Forums Thursday, October 12 & Tuesday, October 24   Recovery Housing and Our Community The Pro-Act Advocacy Leadership Program is hosting two forums on Recovery Housing in Philadelphia and Bucks County.  Recovery Housing is a hot topic.  Legislators are talking about it and the media is writing about it.  We have organized panels in both counties who represent experts, home owners, residents and local advocates who will answer questions from our moderator, Fred Martin.  Then we will open the forum up to questions from you, the audience.  The first forum is scheduled in Philadelphia, Thursday evening, October 12 at Church of the Advocate.  Panelists are Roland Lamb, Fred Way, Carol Rostucher, Stephanie Scully, Michelle Simmons and Demetrius Jorden. You can register for free here The Bucks County Forum is scheduled for Tuesday evening, October 24.  Save the date.  Details coming       Forward this email STAY CONNECTED

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