The maker of OxyContin has reached a settlement with the state of Oklahoma over the prescription painkiller’s role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis, officials said on Tuesday. Oklahoma’s attorney…
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CLOSE Medication, behavioral support systems are needed to treat addiction, says Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. USA TODAY The head of the National Institute…
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In this Sept. 27, 2017, file photo, kratom capsules are displayed in Albany, N.Y. U.S. health authorities are ordering a Las Vegas company to pull its herbal supplements off the…
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In the United States, the probability of dying from opioids has for the first time surpassed the likelihood of being killed in a car crash, according to a new report…
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7. Adolescents and vaping The use of e-cigarettes among teenagers has soared in 2018. The percentage of high school students who have vaped in the last month is…
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Alex Azar, Opinion contributor Published 6:00 a.m. ET Sept. 19, 2018 Our comprehensive strategy for the opioid crisis, grounded in the best science and evidence we have, is starting to…