Morning Roundup: Feb. 20, 2018

By The Fix staff 02/20/18

Mothers of children lost to addiction deluge Trump with message, boy with rare form of epilepsy denied cannabis oil treatment, San Diego conference aims to 'rethink the war on drugs.'

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Use of Opioid Overdose Antidote Nearly Triples Since 2014 [US News & World Report]
Mothers of Children Lost to Addiction Deluge Trump with Their Message [Delaware Online]
Boy with Rare Form of Epilepsy Denied Cannabis Oil Treatment [Guardian]
Hope Over Heroin Event Coming to Middletown Church [Journal-News]
UC San Diego Conference Aims to 'Rethink the War on Drugs' [KPBS]
Companies Donate Overdose-Reversal Drug to Illinois [US News]
Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio Experiencing Significant Leaps in Drug Deaths [WCPO]
DEA Won't Look to Philly Injection Sites for OD Data in Opioid Fight [Billy Penn]

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