When it’s time to talk to children about addiction (The Washington Post)

The Tragic, Pseudoscientific Practice of Forcing Addicts to ‘Hit Rock Bottom’ (New York Magazine)

Opinion: Treat addiction as a disease not a defect (The Baltimore Sun)

Details On Death Certificates Offer Layers Of Clues To Opioid Epidemic (NPR)

Prince’s death casts spotlight on anti-opioid addiction drug (Los Angeles Times)

Opinion: Addicted to a Treatment for Addiction (The New York Times)

Senator calls for investigation of Purdue Pharma following Times story on OxyContin (The Los Angeles Times)   

Parents Hire This Guy to Sweep Kids’ Rooms for Drugs (ABC News)

Survivor of opioid addiction describes what withdrawal feels like (Boston.com)

Thriving After Opioid Addiction (U.S. News & World Report)