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Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses May be Linked to Prefilled THC Cartridges The outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses may be related to prefilled THC cartridges, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More Lung Injuries From Vaping Look Like Toxic Chemical Exposure: Report Doctors who examined lung tissue from patients suffering from vaping-related lung illnesses report the damage resembles exposure to toxic chemicals. Read More   Johnson & Johnson Announces $20.4 Million Settlement Ahead of Opioid Trial Johnson & Johnson announced it has reached a $20.4 million settlement with two Ohio counties ahead of a huge federal trial to determine responsibility for the opioid crisis, The Washington Post reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend NIH Awards $945 Million for Research to Reverse the Opioid Crisis The National Institutes of Health has announced it has awarded $945 million for research to reverse the opioid crisis. Read More Judge Rules Supervised Injection Site Does Not Violate Federal Law A judge ruled Wednesday that a Philadelphia group’s plan to run a supervised drug injection site does not violate federal drug laws, The New York Times reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest 'Straight-up panic': U.S. vaping crackdown sends some scrambling for their fix (Reuters) Who Is Herbert Kleber? Google Honors Doctor Who Pioneered Addiction Research and Treatment (Newsweek) Center on Addiction Colleagues Remember Dr. Herbert Kleber (Center on Addiction) Does Getting Stoned Help You Get Toned? Gym Rats Embrace Marijuana (The Wall Street Journal) Teen Vaping Didn’t Cool Juul’s Celebrity Push (The Wall Street Journal) Police Crack Down on Vaping, Surfacing Stockpiles of Illicit Cartridges (The New York Times) Store Owners Resist State Vaping Bans As 'A Death Sentence For Their Business' (NPR) Man who trained people to use life-saving anti-overdose drug loses his own battle with addiction (CNN) Is my kid vaping? If so, what? And how do I help them quit? Here are tips for worried parents (USA Today) How the Vaping Industry Is Using a Defensive Tactic Pioneered Decades Ago by Big Tobacco (Time) A Doctor Who Prescribed 500,000 Doses of Opioids Is Sent to Prison for 40 Years (The New York Times) Objective User Engagement With Mental Health Apps: Systematic Search and Panel-Based Usage Analysis (Journal of Medical Internet Research) Caron Treatment Centers Broadens Access to Care with Expansion of In-Network Insurance Partnerships, New First Responders Program and Enhanced Regional Outpatient and Support Services (Caron.org) New Team Members Join Center on Addiction and Addictions Institute of Mount Sinai Strategic Alliance (Center on Addiction)

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