Drug addiction: There is help (CNN)

As More States Consider Legalizing, Questions About Pot And The Brain (NPR)

Staying Busy: Work as a Replacement for Addiction (U.S. News & World Report)

Ohio city shares shocking photos of adults who overdosed with a small child in the car (The Washington Post)

U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach says she’s been battling substance abuse ‘for years now’ (The Washington Post)

Opinion: Opioid Addiction Should Not Be Punished (Time)

Two Brothers Get a Fresh Start After Battling Heroin Addiction (NBC News)

Life lessons from a small-town undertaker as white women die younger in America (The Washington Post)

Politics Are Tricky but Science Is Clear: Needle Exchanges Work (The New York Times)

Congress Must Preserve Program That Has Helped Nearly A Half-Million Americans Quit Smoking (Forbes)