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Thanksgiving is over. The season for awkward political conversation isn't.

Thanksgiving is over. The season for awkward political conversation isn’t.

As Donald Trump’s polarizing presidency continues to divide Americans on party lines, a new poll conducted by the Global Strategy Group has revealed … has “brought a new level of accessibility to the presidency,” most Americans on both sides of the aisle don’t support the president’s Twitter addiction.
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Why Tobacco Companies Are Paying to Tell You Smoking Kills

Court-ordered ads, which will start appearing on Sunday, are “ corrective statements ” about the health risks and addictive nature of smoking. (Source: NYT Health)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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Medicaid Tied to Better Addiction Treatment in Pregnancy

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2017 — Pregnancy and opioid addiction are an all-too-common problem in the United States. And where you live may affect your treatment.
Addicted moms-to-be are more likely to receive recommended therapy if they live in states… (Source: Drugs.com – Daily MedNews)
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Substituting methadone for opioids could save billions

(Reuters Health) – Policymakers and insurers have been pushing people addicted to opioids into abstinence-based detox programs, but a new study concludes that methadone and similar drug-maintenance treatments save lives and money. (Source: Reuters: Health)MedWorm Message: Have you tried our new medical search engine? More powerful than before. Log on with your social media account. 100% free.
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New Analysis Estimates Cost of the Opioid Epidemic Tops $500 billion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the true cost of the opioid drug epidemic in 2015 was $504 billion, or roughly half a trillion dollars.
In an analysis to be released Monday, the Council of Economic Advisers says the figure is more than six times larger than the most recent estimate. The council said a 2016 private study estimated that prescription opioid overdoes, abuse and dependence in
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