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Misuse of Prescription Opioids Appears To Be Declining, Study Suggests

Misuse of Prescription Opioids Appears To Be Declining, Study Suggests

Misuse of prescription opioids appears to be on the decline, a new study suggests. Read More

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Pandemic Takes Toll on Treatment for Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health: WHO

Pandemic Takes Toll on Treatment for Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health: WHO

A new survey by the World Health Organization finds the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on treatment services for substance use disorders and mental health worldwide, Reuters reports. Read More

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Cocaine Overdose Deaths Nearly Tripled in Five Years

Cocaine Overdose Deaths Nearly Tripled in Five Years

Cocaine overdose deaths in the United States nearly tripled from 2013 through 2018, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More

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Voters in Four States To Decide on Legalizing and Taxing Marijuana

Marijuana will be on the ballot in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota on November 3, CNBC reports. Voters in those states will decide on legalizing and taxing marijuana. Read More

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Attorneys General Call for Less Smoking in Streaming Shows

The National Association of Attorneys General is urging Hollywood talent unions to limit the amount of smoking shown in streaming shows, in an effort to protect young audiences from tobacco use. Read More

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Virtual fitness classes allow this community battling addiction to gain strength during lockdown (CNN)

Mother’s Little Helper Is Back, and Daddy’s Partaking Too (The New York Times)

Why Is Amazon Tracking Opioid Use All Over the United States? (Vice)

Opinion: Stigma is killing people with substance use disorders. Health care providers need to rid themselves of it (Stat)

Trump said solving the opioid crisis was a top priority. His drug office’s track record suggests otherwise. (The Washington Post)

Opinion: When Joe Biden Spoke of Hunter’s Struggles With Addiction, He Also Spoke of My Own (Vogue)

Turn On, Tune In, Get Well (The New Yorker)

Pointers From Portugal on Addiction and the Drug War (The New York Times)

A PBR Seltzer Spiked With THC Hits Shelves, Aiming at the 'Canna-Curious' (NPR)

Popular anti-anxiety medications may be highly addictive, FDA says. But is the warning too late? (ABC News)