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U.S. Death Rates Decline, In Part Due to Drop in Fatal Drug Overdoses Death rates in the United States have declined for the first time since 2014, in part due to the drop in fatal drug overdoses, NPR reports. Read More House Passes Bill to Temporarily Extend DEA Ban on Variants of Fentanyl The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week that would extend the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ban on variants of fentanyl for another 15 months. Read More   Surgeon General Warns Too Many Smokers Not Routinely Advised to Quit In a new report on smoking cessation, the U.S. Surgeon General says 40% of smokers are not routinely counseled by their physicians to quit. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend 1% of Health Providers Prescribe Almost Half of All Opioid Doses: Study Just 1% of health care providers accounted for nearly half of all opioid doses and 27% of all opioid prescriptions in 2017, according to a new study. Read More Federal Government Failed to Protect Youth From Flavored Tobacco Products: Report The federal government has repeatedly failed to take action to protect youth from flavored tobacco products, according to a new report by the American Lung Association. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Opinion: Are we making progress or stuck in neutral with the opioid crisis? (The Hill) Opinion: How to fend off the next drug crisis (Newsday) Could You Save a Life From Opioid Overdose? (HealthDay) A Toast To The Sober Curious (WGBH) Pulled Apart by Addiction (The New York Times) How to Break an Addiction (Slate) Disposable E-Cigarettes, Sweet and Fruity, Escape FDA Restrictions (The Wall Street Journal) ‘Four Good Days’ is another cookie-cutter addiction movie (New York Post) Opinion: Weaponizing Truth Against Opioids (The New York Times) Insys founder Kapoor sentenced to 66 months in prison for opioid scheme (Reuters) Confiscated California vape pens contained dangerous additives, regulators say (USA Today) Feds say this SF firm pushed opioids with a pop-up. Now it’s paying the price (San Francisco Chronicle) Lena Dunham says she ‘didn’t want to live’ amid prescription drug addiction (Page Six) Dogs, the other victims of the opioid crisis (National Geographic) In Addiction Recovery, a Matter of the Mind (U.S. News & World Report)

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Free Contemplating Recovery Support Group SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1st 9:30 am-10:30 am At BALANCE, we know deciding to seek treatment is not an easy decision. Discuss your concerns in a free supportive group led by our Clinical Director Dr. Capri Warchol. The group provides a supportive forum within which members can explore issues including ambivalence about engaging in treatment, recovery, resources and treatment options and knowing when and how to take the next steps towards making change.  The group is open to individuals seeking help and to family and loved ones. WHERE: BALANCE eating disorder treatment center located at 18 West 21st Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10010 WHEN: Saturday, February 1st 2020 from 9:30-10:30 am RSVP: Please confirm your attendance by replying to this email or filling out the form located here. LEARN MORE  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌

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Click Here to Immerse Yourself in Sober Nation's Private Online Community Jennifer’s story starts at 13 when she was discovered by a well-known photographer and quickly ascended to international stardom. She appeared on hundreds of magazine covers, in music videos for artists Mick Jagger, Prince, 2Pac, Lionel Richie and Babyface, TV shows such as The Young and The Restless, and in hit movies including Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Charlie’s Angels. Surrounded by a fast-paced Hollywood lifestyle, Jennifer eventually found herself at the mercy of drug and alcohol addiction. Both her personal and professional life spiraled out of control and her Hollywood dream had become a dark and lonely place. Today, Jennifer is 14 years sober and one of the nation’s leading voices in addiction recovery. Watch the video above, or listen to the podcast, below. Listen Now. Advertise on Sober Nation Sign Up To Be A Featured Treatment Center Buy A Sponsored Article Sponsor This Newsletter and Promote Your Facility Want to Write For Sober Nation? Click Here To Email Me Thanks everyone, Stay sober. Reach out. Ask for help! Sober Nation "Putting Recovery on the Map"

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Relapse! Does Addiction Treatment Work? By Carli Noffsinger, LMSW, CAADC, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 9:45 AM Family members in the Sanford Family Program often ask, “Why is there so much relapse with addiction?”  Right along with the first question, I hear, “My loved one went to treatment and we all participated in the programs. Why did this relapse happen? Doesn’t treatment work?”   Relapse! Does Addiction Treatment Work? The truth of […] The post Relapse! Does Addiction Treatment Work? appeared first on Sanford House. Read more »

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