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cdc.gov: Overdose Deaths Accelerating During COVID-19
Posted 12/19/2020
Over 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period, according to recent provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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nytimes.com: How to Have Better Family Meals
Posted 12/1/2020
In the United States about 70 percent of meals are consumed outside the home, and about 20 percent are eaten in the car. About half of American families rarely have family dinner, according to Harvard University’s Family Dinner Project.
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nj1015.com: New ideas sought for NJ’s other epidemic: Drug overdoses
Posted 11/24/2020
Drug overdose deaths have been down three months in a row – but despite that remain up 7% for the year after having surged in the early in the pandemic.
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njspotlight.com: Overdose deaths in NJ may hit record high
Posted 11/24/2020
Experts warned that drug and alcohol addictions were likely to increase during the coronavirus pandemic and they appear to be right: In New Jersey, overdose deaths rose 17% over last year by July.
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nytimes.com - The Risks of Another Epidemic: Teenage Vaping
Posted 11/24/2020
“We’re stepping backward from all the advances we’ve made in tobacco control,” one investigator said.
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nytimes.com: Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Opioid Sales
Posted 10/21/2020
The Justice Department announced an $8 billion settlement with the company. Members of the Sackler family will pay $225 million in civil penalties but criminal investigations continue.
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liebertpub.com: The Opioid Epidemic Within the COVID-19 Pandemic: Drug Testing in 2020
Posted 10/21/2020
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abcnews.go.com: Alcohol consumption rising sharply during pandemic, especially among women
Posted 10/1/2020
An "effective pain killer" in a time of trauma sparks concern among experts
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nytimes.com: ‘The Drug Became His Friend’: Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths
Posted 9/30/2020
In the months since the pandemic took hold in the U.S., the opioid epidemic has taken a sharp turn for the worse. More than 40 states have seen evidence of increases in overdoses.
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legalreader.com: NJ’s Substance Monitoring System Should Reduce Overdose Fatalities
Posted 9/16/2020
New Jersey hopes to reduce overdose fatalities with readily available monitoring of patient’s medical histories.