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• Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers

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• Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: 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 Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study

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• More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain

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

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• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer

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• Newbies More Apt to Have Bad Reaction to Marijuana: Study

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• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes

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• No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain

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• NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?

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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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• Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids

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• Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs

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• Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death

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• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes

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• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll

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• Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination

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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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• Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients

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• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain

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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 Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose

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• Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use

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• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic

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• Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?

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• Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure

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• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

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• Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning

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• Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less

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• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis

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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 Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination

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

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• Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain

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• Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study

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• States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process

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• 'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees

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• Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain

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• Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches

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• Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms

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• Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization

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

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• Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause

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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 Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study

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

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• 'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain

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• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper

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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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• What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?

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• What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?

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• What Works Best to Ease Migraines?

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• 'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms

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• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise

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• When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study

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

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• Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?

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• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth

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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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• Will Pot or CBD Make You a Worse Driver?

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• Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes

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• Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey

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• Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe

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

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• Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects

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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

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