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• May 02, 2016 **Officials warn of deadly new street drug*** Experts say W-18 appears indistinguishable from heroin, fentanl 
• "America’s drug crisis: When will we wake up to the tragedy of the opiate epidemic?"
•  "Some Fentanyl Pills Being Sold as Other Painkillers" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
•  Monitoring the Future Survey, Findings 2015 | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
•  "Effects of Illegal Drugs on the Heart"- ACLS Training Center
•  "The Dangers of Drinking and Driving"-Quitalcohol.com
• "Recovery coaches to help those fighting addiction"
• “How do I know if my adult friend or loved one has a substance abuse problem?”-National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 
• "Unite to Face Addiction"
• "Ten Tips for Prevention for Parents"- NCADD
• "Bill Designed to Fight Drug Addiction is Focusof Republican Weekly Address"
• "NIDA issues strategic plan to address current and future public health needs through transformative addiction research" | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• "Goal 2: Develop New and Improved Strategies' | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• "One Billion Fewer Hydrocodone Combination Tablets Dispensed After Drug Rescheduled" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Drug may give those leaving jail a better shot at recovery" | Local News - Home
• "High-Potency Marijuana May Damage Nerve Fibers in Brain, Study Suggests" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Teen Use of Prescription Painkillers, Cigarettes, Alcohol Declines" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Massachusetts Health Promotion Clearinghouse: Talking To Your Middle School-Aged Child About Alcohol Tobacco And Other Drugs"
• "Youth Drug Overdose Deaths Have Increased Sharply in Many States: Report" Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Partnership for Drug-Free Kids and Google Expand Efforts to Help More Families Find Answers on Teen Substance Abuse" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "FACT SHEET: Obama Administration 
•  Public and Private Sector Efforts to Address Prescription Drug Abuse and Heroin Use" | whitehouse.gov
• "Dark Web Marketplace Increases Availability, Acceptability of Drugs": Expert - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Stopping Opioid Overdose Deaths and Addictions:" Finally, a Sensible Plan for Action
• "Substance Abuse Prevention Advocates Protest Syringe Pens Sold for Halloween" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• Overdose Deaths City and Town October 2015 Report- Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, MDPH
• "GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares® Announce Sixth Annual Teens Make Music Contest" The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Concern mounting about the opioid crisis’ toll on children" - The Boston Globe
• "Being Emotionally Unprepared for College Linked to Increased Risk of Substance Use" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• Adolescent Substance Abuse Program | Overview | Boston Children's Hospital
• "Teens Abusing Prescription Drugs May Not Just Want to Get High," Research Suggests - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares® Announce Sixth Annual Teens Make Music Contest" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "NIH Launches Landmark Study on Substance Use and Adolescent Brain Development" | CADCA
• "E-Cigarettes Being Used to Vaporize Marijuana" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Some States Allow School Nurses to Stock Naloxone" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Worsening Overdose Crisis, Officials Say" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Heroin Claims Two Sons In One Massachusetts Family" | Here & Now
• 'U.S. House Passes Two Bills to Help Fight Opioid Abuse" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "For High Schoolers Struggling With Addiction, It’s A Bumpy Road To Recovery"
• "More Teens Smoking Marijuana, But Their Use of Alcohol and Cigarettes Declines" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids 
• "Screen All Massachusetts Public School Students for Substance Use, Advocates Urge" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids 
• "Do Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Addictions and Deaths Related to Pain Killers?"
• "Today’s Heroin Epidemic" | VitalSigns | CDC
• "Serving All Your Heroin Needs" - NYTimes.com
• "Adolescent Teen Drug Rehab and Addiction Treatment" - National Directory
• Children's Hospital Pediatric Assoc - United Health Care Drug Rehab Dual Diagnosis in Boston MA
• 140 Aetna Drug Rehabs in Massachusetts - Aetna Dual Diagnosis Treatment
• 140 Cigna Drug Rehabs in Massachusetts - Cigna Dual Diagnosis Treatment
• "Study Questions Effectiveness of Medical Marijuana for Many Conditions" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Study Finds Growing Number of Young Children Exposed to Marijuana" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Cannabis Use Disorder: Focus on Treatment as Marijuana Use Rises" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• The Brain and Marijuana (This presentation was prepared by Sion Kim Harris, PhD, a research scientist with the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Boston Children’s Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School)
• Marijuana “Dabbing” Causing Explosions and Severe Burns - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Policy Strategies to Reduce Youth Recreational Marijuana Use"-Pediatrics Perspective
•  Commentary: "Naloxone Access and Good Samaritan Overdose Protection Laws Abound in State Legislatures" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids 
• Cannabis Use Disorder: Focus on Treatment as Marijuana Use Rises - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• Study Finds Growing Number of Young Children Exposed to Marijuana - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "Presidential Candidates Talk About Drug Abuse on the Campaign Trail" - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• "WASTED YOUTH: Our ongoing coverage of the region's drug epidemic" The Enterprise, Brockton, MA
• "Poll finds great awareness — and fear — of opioid abuse" -Boston Globe
• Mass. towns hardest hit with overdose deaths | Health - Home
• The Rehab Racket: The Way We Treat Addiction Is a Costly, Dangerous Mess | Mother Jones
• A national prescription drug database to combat opioid addiction | TheHill
• Gloucester, Mass. Will Provide Treatment, Not Jail, for Those Surrendering Illegal Drugs - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• Addressing the opioid epidemic: The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act | Recovery Research Institute
• Overcoming addiction: From bank robber to family man - CNN.com
• New York Times-"Michael Botticelli Is a Drug Czar Who Knows Addiction Firsthand."
• USA Today "Family pens candid obituary about daughter's drug overdose."
• "Flakka” is Latest Synthetic Drug to Worry Experts-Article Partnership for Drug-Free Kids 
• Members of Congress Introduce Bill to Address Opioid Epidemic
• State By State Ranking of Mental Health Services Reveals Some Surprises/Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
• Recovery Research Institute (RRI)  Click here to visit the Recovery Research Institute (RRI) website.    Watch the "Recovery Answers” informational video. View the May Newsletter Info Sheet