Partnership to End Addiction

Partnership to End Addiction

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Top Stories & Key Reads of the Week

Harm Reduction Strategies to Prevent Overdoses Remain Controversial in U.S.

Harm Reduction Strategies to Prevent Overdoses Remain Controversial in U.S.

Fifty years after President Richard Nixon declared a “War on Drugs,” harm reduction strategies to prevent overdoses remain controversial in the United States, NPR reports. Read More

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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Affordable Care Act

The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Affordable Care Act last week. The 7-2 decision allows the health care law to continue operating, Axios reports. Read More

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Marijuana Use in Middle to Late Teen Years May Alter Brain Development: Study

Marijuana use during middle to late adolescence may be associated with changes in brain development, a new study suggests. Read More

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Read our digest of this week’s news.

Latest Drug & Alcohol News

Policy News Roundup

Find more of our must-reads in policy news, including growing criticism of the drug war model.

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Research News Roundup

View our curated digest of the latest research news, including the association between e-cigarette and tobacco use.

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Help affirm our LGBTQ+ youth

New LGBTQ+ Resources

Partnership in the News & Other Headlines

Partnership in the News

Oneida County is part of pilot program to warn of overdose spikes through text alerts (Observer Dispatch)
Covers Partnership to End Addiction’s SPIKE Alert by Text program.

Other Headlines of Interest

The WHO alcohol-pregnancy warning for childbearing women overlooks men, as usual (NBC)

How TV Dramas Informed And Misinformed Perceptions Of The War On Drugs (NPR)

Opioid Treatment Programs Continue to Face Challenges In Opening Centers (Pew)

Alcohol will be banned at the Tokyo Olympics (The New York Times)