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At Least 2.2 Million U.S. Children Affected by Opioid Crisis: Report A new report estimates at least 2.2 million children had been affected by the opioid crisis in the United States by 2017. Read More CDC Finds Likely Cause of Vaping-Related Lung Injuries and Deaths The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says vitamin E acetate is the likely cause of recent vaping-related lung injuries and deaths, The Washington Post reports. Read More   Juul Halts Sales of Mint-Flavored Pods in U.S. E-cigarette maker Juul announced it will stop selling mint-flavored pods. The company already stopped sales of fruit- and dessert-flavored e-cigarettes, HealthDay reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Marijuana Use Among Young Adults Increases, While Tobacco Use is Down Marijuana use among young adults ages 18 to 22 is on the rise, while tobacco use is down, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Read More Rise in Opioid Overdose Deaths in Ohio Linked With Fentanyl and Carfentanil An increase in law enforcement seizures of fentanyl and carfentanil corresponds with a rise in overdose deaths in Ohio, according to UPI. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Opioid Addiction In Jails: An Anthropologist's Perspective (NPR) Meditation Reduced The Opioid Dose She Needs To Ease Chronic Pain By 75% (NPR) Addiction counseling expert lived the nightmare (San Francisco Chronicle) Will Neil Young’s Marijuana Use Keep Him From Becoming a U.S. Citizen? (The New York Times) Why Salvation Army is shuttering some ‘last chance’ rehab centers (The Christian Science Monitor) Michigan boy, 17, gets double lung transplant after damage from vaping (Reuters) Opinion: Banning E-Cigarettes Could Do More Harm Than Good (The New York Times) A Doctor Addicted to Drugs: Inside His Journey to Win Back Life and Medical License (NBC San Diego) USC student deaths: Possible drug overdoses, tainted narcotics probed, sources say (Los Angeles Times) Patients just as satisfied when surgeons give fewer opioids for pain (Reuters Health)

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