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U.S. Drug Overdoses Rose 18% in Early Days of COVID-19 Pandemic

U.S. Drug Overdoses Rose 18% in Early Days of COVID-19 Pandemic

Drug overdoses spiked 18% in the United States in the first two months after pandemic stay-at-home orders began in mid-March, according to a new report. Read More

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Pregnant Women Face Barriers to Opioid Addiction Treatment: Study

Pregnant women are about 20% less likely to get an appointment with an addiction treatment provider than non-pregnant women, a new study finds. Read More

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New Guidelines Say Men Should Not Have More Than One Alcoholic Drink Daily

New U.S. dietary guidelines recommend that men should not have more than one alcoholic drink daily, The Wall Street Journal reports. Currently, the recommended limit is two drinks a day. Read More

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CDC Finds Increase in Substance Use and Mental Health Problems During Pandemic

A new government survey finds many Americans are struggling with mental health conditions and substance use during the pandemic. Read More

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Teens Who Get Sips of Alcohol from Parents Have Raised Risk of Binge-Drinking

Teens whose parents allow them sips of alcohol have an increased risk of binge drinking a year later, a new study concludes. Read More

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Stigma doesn’t care if addiction is a disease (Medium)

Fighting Back against the Stigma of Addiction (Scientific American)

Recovering alcoholic shares cautionary tale as drinking surges during pandemic (Today)

I Beat Addiction Without God (The Wall Street Journal)

Researchers experimenting with psychedelics to treat addiction, depression and anxiety (60 Minutes)

Asia's prisons are filling up with women. Many are victims of the war on drugs (CNN)

'A Pandemic Upon an Epidemic.' Syringe Services Struggle to Provide Care to Those Battling Drug Addiction Amid COVID-19 (Time)

Alcohol abuse: What city in each state has the most adults who drink excessively? (USA Today)

So you want to quit vaping? Read this to do it for good (CNN)

Marijuana company will destroy $2.6 million inventory of year-old vapes (The Boston Globe)

Canada’s other health crisis: As overdoses surge, officials call on government to decriminalize illicit drugs (The Washington Post)

Cannabis Customers Can Now Buy Marijuana From Vending Machines In Colorado (CBS Denver)

Psilocybin Sessions: Psychedelics could help people with addiction and anxiety (60 Minutes)

CBD for pets has gotten more popular, though vets urge caution (The Washington Post)

West Virginia sues CVS, Walmart for aiding opioid epidemic (The Hill)

Podcast: Opioids in the pandemic (Axios)

After nearly a decade in prison for a marijuana sale, Derek Harris has been freed (CNN)