Rates of intentional overdose deaths, or suicides by an overdose of a medication or substance, have risen among 15-to 24-year-olds, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Johnson & Johnson and three major pharmaceutical distributors have reached a tentative settlement worth $590 million with hundreds of Native American tribes to resolve claims the companies fueled the opioid crisis in their communities.

The increase in alcohol consumption during the pandemic could lead to 8,000 additional alcohol-related deaths from liver disease by 2040, a new study estimates.

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