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Take Back Day Is October 24: What to Do With the Pills in Your Medicine Cabinet

DEA's 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. Where to drop off unused opioids — and what to do the other 364 days a year.

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When Your Loved One Is Homeless and Using Drugs: A Family Guide to Engagement, Harm Reduction, and Housing

Your adult child is sleeping outside and using drugs. What the federal data says, what Housing First actually requires, and the steps that help this week.

Oct 15, 202614m

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Why Won't the Treatment Center Tell Me Anything? A Family Guide to Addiction Treatment Records

HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 decide what a rehab can share with you. Here's what the law actually says, what a consent form can unlock, and what to do.

Oct 14, 202615m

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Clinical Trials for Addiction Treatment: A Family's Guide to Finding and Joining One

A trial can open a treatment that insurance never covers. How to find a recruiting study, what consent protects, and the questions to ask before joining.

Oct 13, 202615m

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Adult Children of Parents With Addiction: A Guide to Healing and Boundaries

Growing up with a parent who struggled with alcohol or drugs leaves survival patterns that follow you into adulthood. What helps, and what to do first.

Oct 12, 202615m

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Coming Home From Jail or Prison: A Family Guide to Reentry and Recovery

The first two weeks after release carry the highest overdose risk of a person's life. A practical family playbook for the first 48 hours and the weeks after.

Oct 11, 202615m

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Fentanyl Test Strips and Drug Checking: A Family Guide to Safer Use

Fentanyl test strips can detect fentanyl before an overdose happens. Learn how the strips work, how to use them correctly, where to get them, and their limits.

Oct 10, 202613m

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Raising Your Grandchild: A Practical Guide for Grandparents and Kinship Caregivers

Grandparents raising grandchildren need legal, financial, and emotional answers fast. Here's a practical guide to custody, benefits, trauma, and support.

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When a Loved One Dies of an Overdose: A Family Guide to Grief and Support

Overdose loss carries a grief other deaths don't: guilt, blame, and silence. What research says helps families, how to tell children, where to get support.

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