July 7, 2021 Wednesday Weekly News Clips
National
Is pharma’s halo slipping? Industry image continues to slide in latest Harris poll
Fiercepharma.com – July 7, 2021
Violence, drugs and fast food: How Americans’ risky behavior surged while under a covid lockdown
Forbes – July 6, 2021
New CEO of Hazelden Betty Ford puts focus on increasing access to communities of color
Fox9.com – July 3, 2021
Risky drinking can put a chill on your summer fun
AP – July 2, 2021
U.S. House of Representatives – July 2, 2021
The gateway drug was OxyContin: For many overdose victims, trouble started with prescription opioids
CT Insider – June 30, 2021
Does the Johnson and Johnson opioid settlement mark a turning point?
Treatment Magazine – June 28, 2021
U.S. House of Representatives – July 1, 2021
State / Local
Successful Opioid addiction treatment slow to catch on in South Dakota, experts say
Rapid City Journal – July 6, 2021
InsiderNJ.com – July 6, 2021
Murphy signs laws to fight opioid addiction in N.J., which claimed 3,000 lives in 2020
NJ.com – July 2, 2021
North Carolina General Assembly approves medical marijuana use
Green Entrepreneur – July 2, 2021
California lawmakers push feds to allow a therapy that pays methamphetamine users to abstain
Medscape – July 2, 2021
Ohio becomes 21st state to adopt age-18 sales law for cough medicine
AP News – July 1, 2021
Employers must be prepared to address recovery and substance use disorders
Kentucky Chamber Bottom Line News – June 30, 2021
Studies in the news
USA Today – July 2, 2021
Opinion
Too many men ignore their depression, phobias and other mental health issues
Washington Post – July 2, 2021
The difficult truth about classifying addiction as a disease or choice
Medium – July 1, 2021