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Meth Causes More Overdoses Than Any Other Drug in Western States Methamphetamine caused more overdose deaths than any other drug in western states in 2017, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read More Report Finds Total Cost of Opioid Epidemic Reaches $179 Billion Annually The total cost of the opioid epidemic is $179 billion per year in the United States, according to a new report by the Society of Actuaries. Read More   Some Public Health Experts Worry Vaping Bans Will Spur Return to Cigarette Smoking Some public health experts are expressing concern that vaping bans and restricted access to e-cigarette products will spur a return to cigarette smoking, The Wall Street Journal reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Health Groups Urge Trump Administration to Stick With Vaping Flavor Ban More than 50 health and advocacy organizations are urging the Trump administration to ban flavored vaping products, CNN reports. Read More Syringe Exchange Programs Have Prevented Thousands of New HIV Cases, Study Finds A new study finds syringe exchange programs in Philadelphia and Baltimore have prevented thousands of new HIV cases in people who use drugs. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Some Pregnant Women Use Weed For Morning Sickness But FDA Cautions Against It (NPR) 'Rehab Racket': High Costs Of Addiction Treatment And Questions Over Efficacy (WBUR) 'It’s an overdose crisis': Mac Miller's death investigation highlights a dangerous trend in the opioid epidemic (ABC News) A Tale of Teens and Tobacco, in 2 Mass. Cities (U.S. News & World Report) Some States With Legal Weed Embrace Vaping Bans, Warn Of Black Market Risks (NPR) White House launches website aimed at addiction treatment (AP) Opinion: Opioids Are an Equal-Opportunity Killer (The New York Times) How much money will it take to undo the damage from opioids? (The Washington Post) Construction Workers at Very High Odds for Opioid and Drug Abuse (HealthDay News) Medicinal cannabis not proven in mental health, study finds (Reuters)

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