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Scientists Begin to Uncover Link Between Vaping and COVID

Scientists Begin to Uncover Link Between Vaping and COVID

Scientists are beginning to better understand how vaping increases the ability of COVID-19 to spread and cause severe symptoms, The New York Times reports. Read More

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In People with Alcohol Use Disorder, Every Day Without Drinking Helps Brain Recover

Every day that a person recovering from alcohol use disorder doesn’t drink helps the brain recover from disruptions associated with drinking, a new study suggests. Read More

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Opioid Addiction Medication Not Offered in Most Residential Treatment Facilities

Just 29% of residential treatment facilities in the United States offer the opioid addiction medication buprenorphine, a new study finds. Read More

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Passing Out After Drinking Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia

A new study links passing out after drinking with an increased risk of dementia, UPI reports. Read More

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Opioid-Related Deaths Continue to Increase During Pandemic, Despite Telehealth

The number of opioid-related deaths is continuing to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the growth of telemedicine, ABC News reports. Read More

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1 in 20 older Americans say they regularly smoke marijuana: survey (The Hill)

Teens Are Overdosing on Benadryl in Deadly New TikTok Challenge (Men’s Health)

COVID-19 exacerbates an already fractured opioid addiction treatment framework: ANALYSIS (ABC News)

Before coronavirus failures, Trump struggled to slow drug overdoses (Los Angeles Times)

Grandmother wants daughter’s opioid OD last month to be a warning (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Opinion: Educating teens about substance abuse is still essential (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Philadelphia’s drug pandemic, like COVID-19, now puts the heaviest burden on Black residents, data show (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Editorial: Spotty mental health and addiction care worsens COVID pandemic’s impact (San Francisco Chronicle)

Opinion: Remember America’s Other Epidemic (The Wall Street Journal)

A gut-wrenching glimpse inside a high school for recovering teen addicts (New York Post)

Addiction and overdose are dirty words. That only makes them more dangerous. (NBC News)

Clinton Foundation works to put naloxone in recovery homes as opioid epidemic is overshadowed by COVID-19 pandemic (USA Today)

Narcan must become as commonplace as CPR (The Hill)

Drinking bans are back in fashion during the Covid pandemic. But experts are wary of Prohibition 2.0 (CNN)

Altered Mindsets: Marijuana Is Making Its Mark on Ballots in Red States (Kaiser Health News)

The Opioid Crisis, Already Serious, Has Intensified During Coronavirus Pandemic (The Wall Street Journal)

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow opens up about battle with addiction (New York Post)

Juul to Cut More Than Half of Its Workforce (The Wall Street Journal)

Mass. Mother Who Lost 5 Children to Opioid Addiction Speaks Out (WGBH)