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• $11 Million Awarded to Family of Woman Who Died After Taking Kratom
• 1 in 20 College Students Has 'Internet Gaming Disorder,' Study Finds
• 1 in 3 COVID Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Issues Months Later
• 1 in 3 Young Americans Prescribed a Psychiatric Drug Misuses Them: Study
• 1 in 5  Marijuana Users Struggle With Dependency on the Drug
• 3 Big Pharmacy Chains Must Pay $650 Million to Ohio Counties for Role in Opioid Crisis
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 5 Tips to Help Quit Smoking in 2021
• 5 Years, No Fatal ODs: Study Finds 'Safe Injection Sites' Can Save Lives
• Access to Medical Marijuana Won't Lower Use of Opioid Painkillers: Study
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens
• ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women
• Americans' Stigma Against Depression May Finally Be Fading: Study
• America's Love Affair With Sleeping Pills May Be Waning
• Among People at Risk of Opioid Overdose, Black Patients Much Less Likely to Get Treatment
• Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Arthritis? Back Pain? Medical Pot May Help You Avoid Opioid Painkillers
• As Menthol Ban Nears, Big Tobacco Is Adding Synthetic Version to Cigarettes Instead
• As More Legal Pot Dispensaries Open, More Young Adults Start Using
• As Opioid Deaths Rise Among Teens, Too Few Youth Get Anti-Addiction Drug
• B 8/11 -- U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
• B 8/9 -- When Pot Made Legal, Poisonings From Synthetic Pot Decline
• Babies in Danger From Ingesting Opioids Laced With Animal Tranquilizer
• Ban on Menthols Won't Push Smokers to Black Market Cigarettes: Study
• Banning Flavored Vapes Can Get Teens Quitting
• Biden Administration Urges Schools to Carry Naloxone, the Opioid Overdose Treatment
• Biden to Announce Nicotine-Reduction Rule for Tobacco Companies
• Big Drop Seen in Drug Treatment Admissions During Pandemic
• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
• Big Rise Seen in Gun Deaths, Overdoses Among U.S. Kids
• Binge Drinking in Middle Age: Has 'Wine Mom' Culture Gone Too Far?
• Binge Drinking Soared During Lockdown: Survey
• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use
• Cases of Deadly Heart Infection Tied to Opioid Abuse Rose Sharply During Pandemic
• Cases of Meth-Linked Heart Failure Are Spreading Worldwide
• CBD Vapes Rising in Popularity Among Teens
• CBD Won't Help Addicts Kick the Coke Habit: Study
• CDC Issues New Guidance on Prescribed Opioids for Pain
• CDC Reports Record High 12-Month Drug Overdose Death Toll
• Child Bullies at Higher Odds for Substance Abuse as Adults: Study
• Climate Change's Hotter Days Could Bring More Alcohol, Drug Crises
• Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
• Coronavirus Crisis Could Help Trigger Relapse Among Those Fighting Addiction
• Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?
• Could the Party Drug Ecstasy Help Treat PTSD?
• Counterfeit Pills Fuel Rising Number of Fatal Drug Overdoses
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
• COVID-19 Poses Added Risk for People With Addiction Disorders: Study
• Curbing Opioid Prescriptions Won't Raise Suicide Rates: Study
• Cutbacks on Opioids Around Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good
• CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis: Ohio Jury
• Dangerous Prescriptions of Opioids-Plus-Sedatives Plummet in U.S.
• Deadly 'Rainbow Fentanyl' Looks Like Candy, Could Entice Kids
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Against Binge Eating Disorder
• Depression in Youth Ups Odds for Adult Illnesses: Study
• Did Pandemic Lockdowns Worsen the Epidemic of Opioid Abuse?
• Did People Smoke More or Less During the Pandemic?
• Do Most Americans Know How to Help Loved Ones Battling Addictions? New Poll Says Yes
• Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk
• Doctors May Be Overprescribing Opioids After Surgeries
• Dr. Rahul Gupta to Be Nominated as Next U.S. Drug Czar
• Drinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems
• Drug Overdoses Are Killing Men at Much Higher Rates Than Women
• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads
• Drug-Linked Disciplinary Actions by Schools Spiked After Oregon Legalized Marijuana
• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose
• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive
• Experts Say New Street Drug Is ‘as Deadly as Fentanyl’
• Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study
• Family Behind Oxycontin Denies Any Responsibility for Opioid Crisis
• Fatal Drug ODs Among U.S. Seniors Have Quadrupled in 20 Years
• Fatal Drug Overdoses Among U.S. Seniors Have Tripled Since 2000
• Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans
• Fatal ODs Are Hitting Less-Educated Americans the Hardest
• Fatal ODs Involving Fentanyl Plus Coke, Meth Rose 50-Fold Over a Decade
• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
• FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdoses
• FDA Issues Warning to Maker of Illegal Nicotine Gummies
• FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Antidote Drug Available Without Prescription
• FDA Panel Says Opioid Overdose Antidote Safe to Sell Over-the-Counter
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• FDA Warns of Animal Tranquilizer in Illicit Drugs
• Feeling Down? Support Via Social Media May Not Be Enough
• Fewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
• First Murder Conviction for Fentanyl Dealer Delivered in California
• 'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Dead at 54
• 'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Reveals Harrowing Addiction Journey
• Gambling: When Does Play Become Addiction?
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
• Getting Anti-Addiction Meds to Prisoners Can Cut Overdose Deaths
• Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
• Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
• Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart
• Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• High-Potency Pot Tied to Big Rise in Psychiatric Issues
• Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
• Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• How Unhealthy Are Cigars?
• Illicit Use of Ketamine Keeps Rising in U.S.
• In Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives
• In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving Deadly Rise in Opioid ODs
• In Some U.S. Schools, 1 in 4 Kids Said They've Misused an ADHD Drug
• Is Mind-Altering Ayahuasca Safe? No, But Folks Who Try It May Not Care
• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
• Just 1 in 5 Americans Struggling With Opioid Misuse Gets Meds That Can Help
• Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
• Kicking the Coffee Habit But Scared of Withdrawal? Try Decaf
• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
• Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
• Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Lesbians, Gays Suffer More Mental Health Issues, Drug Use Problems: Survey
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
• Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
• Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
• Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
• Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
• Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Marijuana Edibles Are Sending Kids to the ER: Here's Tips to Keep Them Safe
• Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
• Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
• MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD
• Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
• Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
• Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
• Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
• Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
• Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
• Middle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record Levels
• Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
• More Than 1 in 6 U.S. Adults, Teens Have Substance Use Disorder
• More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
• Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
• Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
• Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
• New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
• New Opioids Are Joining the Illicit Drug Supply, and They're More Potent Than Fentanyl
• No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
• Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
• Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
• Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
• Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
• Oregon Decriminalized Possession of Small Amounts of Drugs. Fatal ODs Didn't Skyrocket
• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
• Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
• Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
• Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
• Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
• Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
• Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
• People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
• Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
• Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
• Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
• Popular 'Nicotine Pouches' Won't Help Smokers Quit: Study
• Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
• Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
• Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
• PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
• Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
• Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
• Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes
• Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
• Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
• Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
• Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
• Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
• Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
• Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
• Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
• Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
• Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
• Taking ADHD Meds Won't Raise a Kid's Odds for Drug Abuse Later: Study
• Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
• Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
• Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
• Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
• Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
• Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
• Telemedicine Could Improve Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
• Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
• Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
• Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
• Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
• Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
• Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
• Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
• U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
• U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
• U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
• U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
• U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
• US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
• Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
• Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
• Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
• Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
• Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
• Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
• Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
• Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
• Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
• Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
• Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
• Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
• Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
• Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking