Top Stories & Key Reads of the Week

 

Featured News: Protecting Young People in the Age of Marijuana Legalization

Featured News: Protecting Young People in the Age of Marijuana Legalization

As more states legalize marijuana, how can parents and policymakers protect young people from the risks marijuana can cause? Partnership to End Addiction CEO Creighton Drury spoke with Kevin Sabet, Ph.D., and Linda Richter, Ph.D., about the issue and possible solutions. Read More

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Biggest Barriers to Substance Use Treatment: Access to In-Network Providers and Cost

Biggest Barriers to Substance Use Treatment: Access to In-Network Providers and Cost

A new poll finds the two largest obstacles for adults seeking substance use or mental health services are cost of treatment and availability of in-network providers. Read More

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Fentanyl Deaths in One California County More Than Doubled in 2020

Fentanyl Deaths in One California County More Than Doubled in 2020

Young adults who used an interactive text messaging program that encouraged them to stop vaping were up to 40% more likely to quit than their peers who did not participate in the program, a new study finds. Read More

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Read our digest of this week’s news.

 

Policy News Roundup

Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including insurance and cost-related barriers to health care.

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Research News Roundup

View our curated digest of the latest research news, including preventive interventions for opioid and other substance use in homeless youth.

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It’s Mental Health Awareness Month


Partnership in the News & Other Headlines


Partnership in the News

Just 1 in 10 People With Alcohol Problems Gets Treatment (HealthDay News)
Quotes Pat Aussem, L.P.C., M.A.C., Associate Vice President, Consumer Clinical Content Development

Other Headlines of Interest

Yes, Pot Is Legal. But It’s Also in Short Supply. (The New York Times)

Bill creating mental illness, substance abuse housing recovery program passes (Capitol News Illinois)

How a Former Drug Dealer Charts a Path for New York’s Renewal (The New York Times)

'I let go of the outcome': How this felon beat addiction and won back his law license (Reuters)