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Opioid News Highlights: Week of April 16, 2018 (Part 2)

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The following articles about the ongoing crisis of opioid and prescription drug abuse appeared in major newspapers, periodicals and online sources between April 1 – 15, 2018.

A Drug to end addiction? Scientists are working on it. The New York Times, April 15, 2018.

The pain refugees: The forgotten victims of America’s opioid crisis. Harper’s Magazine. April 15, 2018.

How bitcoin is fueling America’s opioid crisis. CNBC. April 13, 2018

Overdose deaths from opioids keep rising in the US. VOA News. April 12, 2018. 

Making opioids harder to abuse led to a spike in heroin overdoses. Axios. April 12, 2018.

Capito, Ohio senator introduce bill to address opioid-caused workforce shortage. WV News. April 11, 2018.

Congress isn’t doing enough on opioid treatment, experts say. Axios. April 11, 2018. 

Despite decline in prescriptions, opioid deaths skyrocketing due to heroin, synthetic drugs. The Chicago Tribune. April 11, 2018.

Study: Despite decline in prescriptions, opioid deaths skyrocketing due to heroin and synthetic drugs. The Washington Post. April 10, 2018.

This Commonly Prescribed Medication Is Contributing To The Opioid Epidemic. The Buzz. April 6, 2018.

Fentanyl seizures at the border on pace to double from last year. The Washington Examiner. April 6, 2018.

A look at how the opioid crisis has affected people with employer coverage. Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker. April 5, 2018.

Ordering 5 million deaths online. The New York Times. April 4, 2018.