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Drug Overdose Deaths Soar During Pandemic
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Drug Overdose Deaths Soar During Pandemic
More than 81,000 Americans died from a drug overdose during the 12
months ending in May, the highest number ever recorded during a
12-month period, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention. Read More
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Justice Department Sues Walmart Over Role in Opioid Crisis
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Justice Department Sues Walmart Over Role in Opioid Crisis
The U.S. Justice Department is suing Walmart over its role in the
opioid crisis, Reuters reports. Read More
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Changes in Buprenorphine Prescribing Rules Due to COVID Led to More
Patients
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Changes in Buprenorphine Prescribing Rules Due to COVID Led to More
Patients
Changes in federal rules that made it easier to prescribe the opioid
addiction medicine buprenorphine during the early days of the pandemic
led to an increase in the number of patients receiving the medication
in Texas, HealthDay reports. Read More
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Pandemic Leads to Delay in Opioid Trials
Two federal trials related to the nation's opioid crisis have
been delayed due to the pandemic, The Washington Post reports.
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Smoking One to Four Cigarettes Daily Can Lead to Nicotine Addiction
Almost two-thirds of people who smoke four or fewer cigarettes a day
are addicted to nicotine, a new study finds. The results indicate that
lighter smoking is still risky, the researchers say. Read More
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Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain (HealthDay)
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Opinion: What psychedelics taught me about healing trauma (CNN)
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John Mulaney Is Seeking Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Abuse in 60-Day
Rehab Program (Us Weekly)
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'Vodka in Your Coffee Cup': When Pandemic Drinking Goes
Too Far (The New York Times)
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Opinion: A retired DEA agent's plea: Time to reschedule marijuana (The
Hill)
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Op-Ed: Washington has to help with L.A.'s meth addiction (Los Angeles
Times)
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Finding Love Without Alcohol (The New York Times)
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What's behind the historic spike in drug overdose deaths under
COVID-19 (PBS NewsHour)
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Opinion: An epidemic inside the pandemic: How U.S. can confront the
surge in drug overdoses (USA Today)
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Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Mexico's Drug Cartels Tweaked Their
Playbook (The New York Times)
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'Relapsing Left and Right': Trying to Overcome Addiction
in a Pandemic (The New York Times)
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Dry January: How giving up alcohol for 31 days can improve your health
(CNET)
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Coronavirus Pandemic Put A Halt On Plans To Tackle America's Opioid
Crisis (NPR)
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Once lost to addiction, she returns with message of hope (AP)
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Cuomo again pushes for legal recreational marijuana in NY (AP)
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