Opinion: Should Drug Addicts Be Forced Into Treatment?  (The New York Times)

Editorial: Signs of hope, but also heartbreak in the fight against opioid addiction (The Washington Post)

Getting Clean for His Son, From a Drug He Couldn’t Shake (The New York Times)

We know substance abuse deaths are rising. But Medicare won’t let researchers study the problem. (Vox)

“You can’t force people to quit using drugs”: The surging debate over whether you can make heroin addicts go clean (Salon) 

Chris Christie continues to talk about drug addiction on the campaign trail (The Washington Post) 

Opinion: We are creating a nation of addicts (CNN)

The 10 Worst Things You Can Say to Someone in Recovery (PsychCentral)

2 Reasons Ohio Voters Overwhelmingly Rejected Marijuana Legalization (Forbes)