To what extent is pharmaceutical industry marketing of opioids to physicians associated with subsequent mortality from prescription opioid overdoses?
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The US Food and Drug Administration is considering the role of drug therapies to get kids to quit vapes and other nicotine products, with medical organizations and vaping groups weighing in during a public hearing Friday on how to address rising levels of e-cigarette use among youth.
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The Food and Drug Administration is clearing the way for drug companies to increase access and lower the cost of a life-saving drug used to treat opioid overdoses.
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All states in the nation are grappling with an opioid epidemic. Using data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention comparing overdose deaths in 2017 to 2018, states and the District of Columbia are ranked by largest positive change between the two years.
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Nicole O’Donnell has experienced two opioid overdoses. She has never forgotten the way she was treated at the hospital emergency room.
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Why 2019 Could Be Marijuana’s Biggest Year Yet
A green tide in Congress raises hopes that pot could be legal under federal law by year’s end.
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Experts agreed it won’t be easy to help addicted youth kick the vape habit.
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Whether they use marijuana for recreational or medicinal purposes, people can develop withdrawal symptoms when they stop using it
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Reducing the death toll is just a first step toward curbing America's opioid crisis.
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Opioid addiction has seeped into the younger population, prompting a call for better care..
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