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Children of Alcoholics Week is Held February 11-17 2018

Children of Alcoholics (COA) Week is a campaign led by Nacoa (The National Association for Children of Alcoholics) to raise awareness of children affe...

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FEB

07

Fentanyl-Related Substances Temporarily Placed as Schedule I Drugs

It is well known that deaths associated with the abuse of substances structurally related to fentanyl in the United States are on the rise and have al...

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FEB

06

Study of First-Graders Shows Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevalent In U.S. Communities

NIH-funded research examined over 6,000 children to determine prevalence of FASD ranged from 1.1 to 5 percent. A study of more than 6,000 first-grader...

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JAN

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Opioid Overdoses Fuel Rise in Accidental Deaths

Opioid overdoses are fueling a sharp increase in accidental deaths in the United States, according to a new report by the National Safety Council (NSC...

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JAN

17

Getting to Zero Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Through a Comprehensive Approach

Alcohol-impaired driving remains the deadliest and costliest danger on U.S. roads today. Every day in the United States, 29 people die in an alcohol-i...

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JAN

17

NCADD and Facing Addiction Have Merged

Today, Facing Addiction and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) are proud to announce a definitive agreement to merge our o...

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JAN

17

Increase in Opioid Overdoses Leads to Rise in Organ Donations

The increase in fatal opioid overdoses has led to a rise in organ donations, according to CNN. The United Network for Organ sharing, which manages the...

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JAN

16

Study Looks at Role of Medication-Assisted Treatment Started in the ER

A new study will assess whether starting medication-assisted treatment in the emergency room within hours of an opioid overdose will prevent people fr...

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JAN

15

Federal Officials Suspend Database of Programs to Treat Addiction and Mental Illness

Health officials have suspended a database of programs that help prevent and treat addiction and mental illness, The Washington Post reports. The Nati...

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JAN

14

APA Releases New Practice Guideline on AUD Pharmacotherapy

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently released a new practice guideline for the pharmacological treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD)....

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Children of Alcoholics Week is Held February 11-17 2018

Fentanyl-Related Substances Temporarily Placed as Schedule I Drugs

Study of First-Graders Shows Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevalent In U.S. Communities

Opioid Overdoses Fuel Rise in Accidental Deaths

Getting to Zero Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Through a Comprehensive Approach

NCADD and Facing Addiction Have Merged

Increase in Opioid Overdoses Leads to Rise in Organ Donations

Study Looks at Role of Medication-Assisted Treatment Started in the ER

Federal Officials Suspend Database of Programs to Treat Addiction and Mental Illness

APA Releases New Practice Guideline on AUD Pharmacotherapy

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