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White House Announces Ban on Sale of Most Flavored E-Cigarettes President Trump on Wednesday announced he has directed the Food and Drug Administration to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes, The New York Times reports. Read More OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Agrees to Tentative Opioid Lawsuit Settlement OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has reached a tentative settlement worth billions of dollars to resolve thousands of lawsuits brought by state and local governments who sued the drug company for its role in the opioid epidemic. Read More   Health Officials Confirm Sixth Death from Serious Lung Disease Related to Vaping A Kansas adult was the sixth person to die in the United States from a serious lung illness related to vaping, Reuters reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Justice Department Tries to Block First U.S. Supervised Injection Site Justice Department lawyers argued in federal court last week against the planned opening of the nation’s first supervised injection site in Philadelphia, NPR reports. Read More Medication-Assisted Treatment Can Help Teens Who Misuse Opioids, Study Suggests Medication used to treat opioid addiction can be helpful for teens who misuse opioids, a new study suggests. Until now, the evidence for the effectiveness of medication-assisted treatment in teens has been unclear, HealthDay reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest From removing doors to checking sleeves, U.S. schools seek to snuff out vaping (Reuters) Saving A Life From Opioid Addiction Requires Bold Action From Loved Ones (Health Affairs) From binge drinking to blacking out, the disturbing epidemic putting America's kids in danger (CBS News) Johns Hopkins has launched the first center devoted exclusively to researching psychedelic drugs in the U.S. (CNN) Baseball Weighs Drug Policy Changes After Pitcher’s Autopsy (The Wall Street Journal) For Health Workers Struggling With Addiction, Why Are Treatment Options Limited? (NPR) Opinion: The Age of American Despair (The New York Times) Where the 2020 Democratic candidates for president stand on marijuana legalization (USA Today) Opinion: These Newborn Babies Cry for Drugs, Not Milk (The New York Times) CVS chief: Getting rid of tobacco taught us an important lesson. We hope our journey inspires other businesses (CNN) Opinion: Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Our Children (The New York Times) Son’s opioid addiction subjects mom to goodbye after goodbye (AP) Opioid crackdown forces pain patients to taper off drugs they say they need (The Washington Post) Column: Kicking a dependence on prescription drugs can be very hard. Here’s how I’m doing it (Los Angeles Times) Kansas Inmate Will Be Allowed Opioid Addiction Drugs (The New York Times) Sober and still cool: Celebrity chefs buck addiction to lead wellness movement (USA Today) Thousands Impacted by PDFNJ’s Squash The Stigma Challenge (Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey)

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