Marijuana Raids Are More Deadly Than the Drug Itself / The Washington Post
Since 2010, at least 20 SWAT raids involving suspected marijuana dealers have turned deadly, according to data compiled by the New York Times.
GOP Health-Care Bill Would Drop Addiction Treatment Mandate Covering 1.3 Million Americans / The Washington Post
Beginning in 2020, the plan would eliminate an Affordable Care Act requirement that Medicaid cover basic mental-health and addiction services in states that expanded it.
Can This Man Successfully Treat Opioid Addiction with Marijuana? / The Guardian
“There’s no lethal dose,” says Schrank who has collaborated with the addiction psychiatrist Scott Bienenfeld for the past decade
The Hidden Link Between Autism and Addiction / The Atlantic
It’s believed that people on the spectrum don’t get hooked on alcohol or other drugs. New evidence suggests they do.
Popular Domestic Programs Face Ax Under First Trump Budget / The New York Times
Mr. Trump has spoken volubly about the nation’s drug problems, yet the list includes the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, which dispenses grants to reduce drug use and drug trafficking.
Why Baby Boomers Are Hitting the Bottle Like Never Before / The Guardian
Disillusioned over-50s risk serious health problems because of alcohol.
What Science Says to Do If Your Loved One Has an Opioid Addiction / FiveThirtyEight
An evidence-based guide about what the science of opioid addiction recommends for people trying to help a loved one suffering from addiction.
Is Donald Trump an Untreated Al-Anon? / GOOD
Trump has said that Freddy’s lifelong habit of drinking and subsequent years of decline had a “profound impact” on his personality.
Opioids as a First Response to Pain? Hospitals Are Rethinking That Policy / PBS NewsHour
With heroin deaths now surpassing gun homicides, hospitals have been rewriting protocols and retraining staff to minimize prescriptions of narcotic painkillers.