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Featured News: Groups Sue FDA Over Menthol in Tobacco Products
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Featured News: Groups Sue FDA Over Menthol in Tobacco Products
Three groups have sued the FDA for failing to regulate menthol
cigarettes, even though Congress urged the agency to do so in 2009.
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OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges
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OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges
Purdue Pharma, maker of the prescription opioid OxyContin, agreed on
Wednesday to plead guilty to criminal charges over the company's
role in the nation's opioid crisis, The New York Times reports.
The company faces $8.3 billion in penalties. Read More
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Drug Overdose Deaths Increased 10% in First Three Months of 2020
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Drug Overdose Deaths Increased 10% in First Three Months of 2020
Drug overdose deaths increased 10% during the first three months of
this year, preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention indicates. Read More
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One-Third of High School Seniors Who Misused Prescription Opioids
Later Used Heroin
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One-Third of High School Seniors Who Misused Prescription Opioids
Later Used Heroin
A new study finds almost one-third of high school seniors who reported
misusing prescription opioids but did not receive a prescription for
the drugs ended up using heroin by age 35. Read More
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Minimum Pricing for Alcoholic Beverages May Reduce Deaths and
Hospitalizations
When governments institute a minimum price for alcoholic beverages,
the percentage of deaths and hospitalizations from alcohol use
significantly drops, a new study suggests. Read More
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New 988 Hotline Will Be Devoted to Mental Health Emergencies
A new 988 hotline devoted to mental health emergencies is expected to
be up and running in July 2022, NPR reports. Read More
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10/26)
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The Lumineers Soundtrack New Partnership To End Addiction Campaign
(iHeartRadio)
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Attacks on Hunter Biden Draw Attention to Another Deadly Pandemic (The
Daily Beast)
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The dangers of distancing (Shots)
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Worsening opioid crisis overshadowed in presidential race (AP)
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Alcoholism disrupted my scientific career. This is how I got sober
(Science)
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Trump rally 'VIP' among six Chinese nationals charged with drug money
laundering (NBC News)
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Authorities: Top Mexico official helped smuggle drugs to US (AP)
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Experts Say Attack On Hunter Biden's Addiction Deepens Stigma For
Millions (NPR)
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Opinion: America is still in the middle of an opioid epidemic. Why did
we stop talking about it? (USA Today)
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Advocates Press Lawsuit Despite DOC Claims Of Improved Involuntary
Addiction Treatment (WBUR)
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AJ McLean on battling addiction: 'There's too much to live for' (UPI)
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Why some Pa. marijuana patients face jail for not surrendering their
medical marijuana cards (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Campaign to overturn California's flavored tobacco sales ban
accused of misleading voters (Los Angeles Times)
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