June 23, 2021 Wednesday Weekly News Clips
National
Bipartisan lawmakers highlight COVID-19 impact on mental health, addiction
The Hill – June 23, 2021
Biden White House will endorse a bill closing cocaine sentencing guidelines
The Huffington Post – June 22, 2021
Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, with deaths at record level
Bloomberg – June 17, 2021
How TV dramas informed and misinformed perceptions of the war on drugs
NP – June 18, 2021
After 50 years of the war on drugs, “What good is it doing for us?”
NPR – June 17, 2021
Needle exchanges, access to safer narcotics could save lives – but it’s a tough sell
NPR – June 17, 2021
Overshadowed by the COVID outbreak, opioid overdose deaths increase
Yahoo news – June 17, 2021
Purdue Pharma bankruptcy judge Oks examiner but condemns Sackler-related attacks
Reuters – June 16, 2021
State / Local
A safe place to inject illicit drugs? It may come first to Somerville
The Boston Globe – June 22, 2021
These towns were ‘ground zero’ in America’s opioid crisis – now they’re fighting back
Yahoo News – June 22, 2021
Cities opting our of Indiana’s suits against opioid makers
Associated Press News – June 19, 2021
Inside industrial-made meth’s meteoric rise in NYC
New York Post – June 19, 2021
Revive Detox and Recovery Services announces LGBTQ+ scholarship
AP News – June 17, 2021
Connecticut poised to legalize marijuana
The Hill – June 17, 2021
Opinion
New York falters on fentanyl and the opioid crisis
NY Daily News – June 23, 2021
The War on Drugs at 50 demands reparations for black people
Yahoo News – June 21, 2021
Congress must act to correct flaws in the First Step Act
The Hill – June 20, 2021
Why we should STOP saying “Good Luck” to encourage someone’s sobriety
Medium – June 19, 2021
Opinion: California prisons must provide inmates addiction treatment
The Mercury News – June 17, 2021
Studies in the news
Marijuana use may increase risk of suicide, NIH study finds
Washington Examiner – June 22, 2021
AP – June 22, 2021