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cnn.com - Using cannabis in pregnancy linked to aggression and anxiety in children, a study suggests
Posted 11/16/2021
A study has shown how cannabis use can affect the placenta and may be linked to higher levels of anxiety, aggression and hyperactivity in children.
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drugabuse.gov: People with substance use disorders may be at higher risk for SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections
Posted 11/5/2021
A recent NIDA study of nearly 580,000 fully vaccinated people in the United States found the risk of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection among vaccinated patients with substance use disorders was low overall, but higher than the risk among vaccinated people without substance use disorders.
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nytimes.com: D.E.A. Warns of ‘Alarming’ Increase in Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills
Posted 9/28/2021
The Drug Enforcement Administration warns of an alarming increase in fentanyl-laced fake pills. It has seized more than 9.5 million counterfeit prescriptions this year, which is more than the previous two years combined.
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nj.com: The Lost Generation
Posted 8/12/2021
With pharmaceutical companies settling lawsuits they are able to put the opioid crisis behind them, but families of the victims cannot.
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pressofatlanticcity.com - Armato: Understanding addiction as disease will help fight stigma, save lives
Posted 7/26/2021
Assemblyman John Armato would like people to know that substance abusers and their families will only seek care quickly enough if they understand the disease of addiction is a treatable mental health disease, allowing the stigma associated with it to lessen.
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healthday.com: Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Posted 7/20/2021
Smoking pot appears to affect teens' brain development, altering it in ways that could diminish their reasoning, decision-making and memory skills as they age, a new study reports.
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cnn.com: Drug overdose deaths in 2020 hit highest number ever recorded, CDC data shows
Posted 7/15/2021
(CNN) Drug overdose deaths rose by close to 30% in the United States in 2020, hitting the highest number ever recorded, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.
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nj.com: Opioids kill 3K people in N.J. a year. Prescriptions for high-risk patients now must include an overdose antidote.
Posted 4/20/2021
Governor Murphy signed a bill that requires doctors who prescribe opioids to also include a prescription Naloxone, an antidote that can reverse an overdose for patients with a history of addiction. New Jersey is now the 8th state in the country to enact such a law that will hopefully save lives.
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nytimes.com: Overdose Deaths Have Surged During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Data Shows
Posted 4/14/2021
The CDC data shows that overdose deaths have surged during the pandemic. There has been a 29 percent rise in overdose deaths from October 2019 through September 2020.
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nj.com: These N.J. drug users were on the brink. The pandemic helped them turn things around.
Posted 4/7/2021
The pandemic has had a profound effect on the opioid epidemic in New Jersey. PDFNJ's Angela Conover discussed how 2020 should have been a year when NJ's efforts to fight addiction paid off, and sadly the overdose numbers were distressing due to Covid-19.