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• 1 in 20 College Students Has 'Internet Gaming Disorder,' Study Finds

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• 1 in 3 COVID Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Issues Months Later

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• 1 in 3 Young Americans Prescribed a Psychiatric Drug Misuses Them: Study

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• 5 Tips to Help Quit Smoking in 2021

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• 5 Years, No Fatal ODs: Study Finds 'Safe Injection Sites' Can Save Lives

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• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery

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• ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens

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• ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women

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• Americans' Stigma Against Depression May Finally Be Fading: Study

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• Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs

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• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not

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• Arthritis? Back Pain? Medical Pot May Help You Avoid Opioid Painkillers

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• As More Legal Pot Dispensaries Open, More Young Adults Start Using

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• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery

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• Binge Drinking Soared During Lockdown: Survey

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• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use

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• CBD Won't Help Addicts Kick the Coke Habit: Study

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• CDC Reports Record High 12-Month Drug Overdose Death Toll

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• Child Bullies at Higher Odds for Substance Abuse as Adults: Study

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• Coronavirus Crisis Could Help Trigger Relapse Among Those Fighting Addiction

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• Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?

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• Could the Party Drug Ecstasy Help Treat PTSD?

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• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'

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• COVID-19 Poses Added Risk for People With Addiction Disorders: Study

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• CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis: Ohio Jury

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• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America

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• Depression in Youth Ups Odds for Adult Illnesses: Study

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• Did Pandemic Lockdowns Worsen the Epidemic of Opioid Abuse?

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• Did People Smoke More or Less During the Pandemic?

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• Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk

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• Doctors May Be Overprescribing Opioids After Surgeries

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• Dr. Rahul Gupta to Be Nominated as Next U.S. Drug Czar

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• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads

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• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose

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• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover

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• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction

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• Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive

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• Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study

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• Family Behind Oxycontin Denies Any Responsibility for Opioid Crisis

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• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans

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• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

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• Feeling Down? Support Via Social Media May Not Be Enough

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• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age

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• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse

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• Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study

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• Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use

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• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some

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• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants

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• Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting

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• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction

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• High-Potency Pot Tied to Big Rise in Psychiatric Issues

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• Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study

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• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped

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• In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving Deadly Rise in Opioid ODs

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• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness

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• Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens

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• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years

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• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches

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• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal

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• Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures

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• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher

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• Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?

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• Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment

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• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study

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• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too

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• Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study

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• Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections

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• Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California

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• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk

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• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol

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• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey

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• Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study

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• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer

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• No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic

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• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study

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• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives

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• Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die

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• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study

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• Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women

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• Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives

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• Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs

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• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous

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• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes

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• Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report

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• Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement

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• Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens

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• Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids

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• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose

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• Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs

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• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll

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• People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web

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• Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show

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• Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder

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• PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study

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• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study

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• Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse

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• Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid

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• Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use

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• Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic

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• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse

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• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds

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• Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety

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• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen

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• Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med

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• Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments

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• Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health

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• Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction

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• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic

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• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs

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• U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing

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• U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years

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• U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever

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• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses

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• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study

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• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?

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• Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?

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• Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds

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• Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs

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• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study

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• Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking