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(Washington State University, July 2) Stopping the use of opioids does not make pain (that isn’t related to cancer) worse, according to research out of Washington State University.

(The Washington Post, June 30) A person’s addiction to opioids can cause their parents to develop C-PTSD – complex post-traumatic stress disorder – due to the constant stress and worry they go through.

(CNBC, June 29) The nationwide opioid epidemic has led to a surge in the number of addiction treatment centers over the last few years. 

(NBC News, June 27) Since 1999, as many as 70,000 people may have died from opioid overdoses, but weren’t added to the national opioid overdose death toll, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.

(CNN, June 26) During recent years, the supplies of cocaine and heroin worldwide hit their highest levels, according to the most recent World Drug report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday.

(CNN, June 25) Between 2007 and 2016 there were more than 11,000 calls made to U.S. Poison Control Centers because of children’s exposure to buprenorphine, according to a new report.

(Associated Press, June 25) Drug use and overdose in store bathrooms have been a concern for many years. The current opioid and heroin epidemic has worsened the problem.

Youth drug use has been on a steady decline during the past decade, according to the latest Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) report. 

Dr. Sally Linowski, from UMass Amherst, is this month's guest on Campus Drug Prevention's \"Prevention Profiles: Take Five.\"

The wait is over – winners of the latest Operation Prevention Video Challenge have just been announced!