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(NBC News, August 31) College leaders need to start paying closer attention to the nationwide opioid epidemic, drug abuse experts warn.

(HealthDay News, August 31) The synthetic opioid, fentanyl, is making the nationwide drug addiction crisis worse, according to new studies.

(NPR, August 31) People who live in the Aloha state are a lot less likely to abuse prescription drugs than people in other U.S. states, according to a recent data analysis.

(Huffington Post, August 23) Along with the increase in opioid addiction nationwide, has come an increase in the number of pet owners abusing their pet’s prescribed medication. 

(CNBC, August 23) Earlier this week, Utah hospital chain Intermountain Healthcare promised to cut the number of opioid painkillers they prescribe to patients by 40 percent by the end of next year.  

(CNN, August 14) While attitudes towards marijuana may be changing around the world, researchers are warning that the drug is still too dangerous to keep around young children. 

(The Washington Post, August 15) In the areas in and around big cities like Chicago, Orlando and Philadelphia, the number of people who died from the synthetic opioid fentanyl has shot up in recent years. 

(NBC News, August 16) The rate of teens that died from drug overdose more than doubled between 1999 and 2015, according to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

(CBS News, August 3) LinkedIn editor talks about the issue facing hiring managers.