FATAL OPIOID OVERDOSES RISE AMID PANDEMIC

The Trump administration says anxiety, isolation and depression have led to a surge in opioid overdoses this year:

• Politico: “A White House drug policy office analysis shows an 11.4 percent year-over-year increase in fatalities for the first four months of 2020, confirming experts’ early fears that precautions like quarantines and lockdowns combined with economic uncertainty would exacerbate the addiction crisis.”

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1. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to allow research on cannabis purchased at dispensaries.
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