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Many For-Profit Addiction Treatment Programs Charge Inflated Fees, Study Finds

Many For-Profit Addiction Treatment Programs Charge Inflated Fees, Study Finds

A study of for-profit addiction treatment programs finds many of them charge inflated fees and use misleading sales practices to attract patients, NPR reports. Read More

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Recreational Marijuana Legalization Associated with Increased Teen Use

Recreational Marijuana Legalization Associated with Increased Teen Use

After California legalized recreational marijuana use for adults in 2016, teens’ use of the drug also increased, according to a new study. Read More

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Doctors Report Increasing Threats of Violence If They Refuse to Prescribe Opioids

Doctors Report Increasing Threats of Violence If They Refuse to Prescribe Opioids

Doctors who try to wean patients off opioids or refuse to prescribe the drugs say they face increasing threats of violence, the Associated Press reports. Read More

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Increased Online Sales of Alcohol Here to Stay, Industry Experts Say

Increased online sales of alcohol, spurred by the pandemic, are here to stay, industry experts tell Marketplace. Read More

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Denver Sends Health Workers, Not Police, to Respond to Calls Involving Substance Use

A Denver program that sends health workers instead of police to respond to calls involving substance use and mental health issues is showing signs of success, CBS News reports. Read More

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Other Headlines of Interest

The people who care: How harm reduction strategies for those who use drugs bloomed in the region (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Drug overdose crisis worsens in shadow of COVID-19 pandemic (The Hill)

What Popular Culture Misunderstands About Addiction (The Nation)

Medical marijuana’s last wildernesses (Politico)

As the pandemic ushered in isolation and financial hardship, overdose deaths reached new heights (STAT)

Could the Embrace of Psychedelics Lead to a Mental-Health Revolution? (Vogue)

Soaring mental health unicorns race to meet employer needs (STAT)

Opioid Deaths Spark Push to Ease Buprenorphine Rules (Pew Stateline)

Rep. Dean and her son share their family’s struggle with addiction in new memoir (PBS NewsHour)

An urgent mental health crisis: Health workers facing immense psychological toll from pandemic (ABC News)

Okay, Maybe It’s Time to Quit Drinking (Glamour)

Legal marijuana jobs booming, study finds (The Hill)