Top Stories & Key Reads of the Week

 

More Than 93,000 People Died From Drug Overdoses in 2020 in the U.S.

More Than 93,000 People Died From Drug Overdoses in 2020 in the U.S.

More than 93,000 people in the United States died from a drug overdose in 2020, an increase of almost 30% from the previous year, The Washington Post reports. Read More

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Senate Democrats Introduce Draft Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana at the Federal Level

Senate Democrats Introduce Draft Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana at the Federal Level

Three Democratic senators on Wednesday introduced draft legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, CNN reports. Read More

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Few People with Alcohol Use Disorder Receive Treatment

Few People with Alcohol Use Disorder Receive Treatment

While many people with alcohol use disorder visit a doctor, few receive treatment for their drinking, a new study finds. Read More

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Read our digest of this week’s news.

Research News Roundup

View our curated digest of the latest research news, including the longitudinal relationship between adolescent prescription opioid use and adulthood opioid use.

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Partnership in the News & Other Headlines


Partnership in the News

U.S. drug overdoses skyrocket during the pandemic (CNBC The News with Shepard Smith)
Features an interview with Marcia Lee Taylor, M.P.P., Chief External and Government Relations Officer at Partnership to End Addiction.

Partnership to End Addiction launches initiative to illustrate barriers and inspire advocacy (PR Newswire)
Mentions Partnership to End Addiction's new web page, "Help Us Change the Story of Addiction.”

Other Headlines of Interest

Listen now: Facing a Family Disease with Congresswoman Madeleine Dean & Son Harry Cunnane (Heart of the Matter with Elizabeth Vargas)

Biden picks former West Virginia health official as drug czar (Politico)

Science Doesn’t Support Idea That Marijuana Aids Athletes’ Performance (The New York Times)

A Tragic Death Shows How ERs Fail Patients Who Struggle With Addiction (NPR)