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Rise in Heroin Use May Help Explain Increase in Hepatitis C: Study A new study finds rates of heroin use, injection and addiction increased steadily between 2008 and 2016, Reuters reports. The increase may help explain the rising rates of hepatitis C, the researchers say. Read More Lawsuit Claims Juul Purchased Ad Space on Children’s Websites Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against Juul Labs this week, alleging the company purchased ads on websites aimed at children and teens, such as Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., The Cartoon Network and Seventeen Magazine. Read More   Almost One-Third of Hospices Report Cases of Stolen Patient Painkillers A new study finds almost one-third of hospices have reported at least one case in which painkillers were taken from a patient in the past three months. The drugs were most often taken by family members, HealthDay reports. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Nasal Spray May be Quickest, Easiest Way to Administer Naloxone Administering the opioid overdose antidote naloxone via nasal spray may be quicker and easier than an injection or nasal atomizer, a new study concludes. Read More Trump Administration Proposes Shifting Oversight of Tobacco From FDA The Trump Administration is proposing shifting oversight of tobacco products from the Food and Drug Administration to a new agency that would be created under the Department of Health and Human Services, CNN reports. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Vaping-Related Deaths Fall, But Families Still Look for Answers (The Wall Street Journal) Police Offering Drug Recovery Help: 'We Can't Arrest Our Way Out Of This Problem' (NPR) Super drug called 'gray death' shouldn't be touched or inhaled, police say (USA Today) School shows how to build musical instruments and a new life after addiction (CBS News) Gillibrand Seeks Federal Grant Funds For Addiction Services (WSKG) Meth is back and flooding the streets of Ohio and Kentucky, and it's uglier than ever (Cincinnati Enquirer) ‘Get Well or Die’: A State Senator Reveals His Addiction Battle (The New York Times) Liberation Programs Supports Harm Reduction at New Haven Police Department (Liberation Programs) Snapchat introduces new interventions for mental health (Fast Company) Inside one New Hampshire family's battle with opioid addiction: "We're raising a nation of parentless children" (CBS News) No Quick Fix: Missouri Finds Managing Pain Without Opioids Isn’t Fast Or Easy (Kaiser Health News) Lungs, Heart, Brain: The Health Risks Of Vaping That Doctors Know — And The Ones They Don’t (Colorado Public Radio)

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