Drug overdose death rates were higher in urban counties than in rural counties from 2016 to 2019, a new government report finds. Read More
Young Women Driving Increase in Deaths from Alcoholic Liver Disease
Cases of alcoholic liver disease have risen sharply over the last year. Young women are driving the rise in deaths from the disease, experts tell NPR. Read More
Calls to Smoker Quitlines Plunged During the Pandemic
Calls to smoker quitlines plummeted 27% in 2020, according to the North American Quitline Consortium. Pandemic-related stress and anxiety are likely to blame, the group said. Read More
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Almost Half of Parents Say Pandemic Has Affected Teen Mental Health
A new poll finds 46% of parents say the pandemic has adversely affected their teen’s mental health, CNN reports. Read More
24 Attorneys General Object to Purdue Pharma Proposed Bankruptcy Plan
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma filed a bankruptcy plan this week that would pay $500 million in cash to settle hundreds of thousands of injury claims linked to the company’s role in the nation’s opioid crisis. A group of state attorneys general immediately rejected the plan, NPR reports. Read More
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