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Deaths From Drug Overdoses, Alcohol and Suicide Leveled Off in 2018 The rate of deaths from drug overdoses, alcohol and suicide—so-called “deaths of despair”—were about the same in 2018 compared with the year before, a new study finds. Read More Addiction Experts Say Pandemic Could Lead to Spike in Unhealthy Alcohol Use Addiction specialists are concerned the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to an increase in harmful drinking, The New York Times reports. Read More   Few Black Overdose Patients with Private Insurance Receive Follow-up Care Few people with private insurance who are treated in the emergency room for an opioid overdose receive follow-up addiction treatment, a new study finds. The problem is especially severe for black patients, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Read More During this time of uncertainty, we're still here to support families.   COVID-19 Resources Court Filing Asserts Big Pharmacy Chains Played Key Role in Opioid Crisis A new court filing in a trial scheduled for next year asserts big pharmacy chains played a major role in the opioid crisis, The New York Times reports. Read More Use of Medication for Anxiety, Depression and Insomnia Increases During Pandemic The number of prescriptions being filled to treat anxiety, depression and insomnia is on the rise during the pandemic, according to The Wall Street Journal. 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) Opinion: The coronavirus is fuel on the nation’s opioid addiction fire (New York Daily News) Opinion: The coronavirus and efforts to fight it could be fueling opioid deaths (USA Today) Drug smugglers used bottles of hand sanitizer to conceal meth shipments (CNN) Opinion: When coronavirus pandemic passes, we’ll still face the opioid epidemic (New York Post) Substance abuse, kids with cabin fever: Police officer on new challenges amid COVID-19 (ABC News) West Virginians Recover From Addiction Amidst a Pandemic (Associated Press) Opinion: My son died of an opioid overdose. We must change our approach to save lives. (Clarion Ledger) A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze (The New York Times) Drug distributor employees emailed a parody song about ‘pillbillies,’ documents show (The Washington Post) New Jersey says doctors must prescribe Narcan alongside opioids for at-risk patients (NorthJersey.com) Editorial: Post-coronavirus pandemic, methadone should be just as easy to get (The Boston Globe) Social distancing can be dangerous for people in addiction. Can a knock on the door help? (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Needle exchange program in Chico gets 'ok' to deliver needles to houses, homeless camps (KRCR News) Editorial: The Response to Covid-19 Will Help to Defeat Opioid Abuse (Bloomberg) I lost my son to an accidental overdose during COVID-19: Here's what you should know (ABC News) In Rural America, Opioids Kill Many More Than Covid-19 (The Nation)

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