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2 Rehab Employees Found Dead from Drug Overdose

(NBC News, May 25) Two employees of a Pennsylvania drug rehab facility, who lived and worked at a halfway house for recovering addicts, were found passed out in their rooms after overdosing on heroin and fentanyl.

Fentanyl continues to fuel OD deaths in Massachusetts

(Wicked Local, May 22) The potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl, is behind a majority of drug overdose deaths involving opioids in Massachusetts.

Number of Kids in Foster Care Surges Due to Parental Drug Use

(Associated Press, May 20) The nation’s drug addiction problem continues to have a devastating effect on the children of users and social services.

Fentanyl Deaths Surge in Florida

Fentanyl, the dangerously potent synthetic opioid spreading across the nation, caused more deaths than any other drug in Florida last year, according to a new report.

Adolescentes de Connecticut se llevaron el primer lugar en un concurso de videos de servicio público

Kyle Citrin, Clay Knibbs y Carter Soboleski, que asisten a la secundaria Daniel Hand en Madison, Connecticut, se repartirán una beca de $10,000 dólares. Mire el video.

Dayton-area drug deaths may set new annual record – by June

(10 TV, May 18) — Ohio’s Montgomery County, which includes the city of Dayton, had a record high 349 drug overdose deaths during 2016. So far this year, the county has already seen 300 overdose deaths.

Drug Use at Work at Highest Rate in 12 Years

(Claims Journal, May 18) The rate of positive drug tests among American workers is at its highest in 12 years, according to data from the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index.

Drug abuse is driving a surge in hepatitis C infections, CDC says

(TVN, May 18) The number of new hepatitis C cases has almost tripled in the past five years, mainly due to people sharing drug needles, according to health officials.

Even Small Quantities of Opioids Prescribed for Minor Injuries Increase Risk of Long-Term Use

(HealthNewsDigest.com, May 18) – Doctors who overprescribe opioid pills to patients could be playing a part in addiction and the high number of drug-related deaths in the United States.

In Last Two Decades, More Americans Died from Overdoses than in WWII

(Eurweb, May 11) DrugAbuse.com recently reported that between 1999 and 2005, more Americans died from substance abuse-related deaths than the number of Americans who died in WWI and WWII combined.