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In the News: Senators Ask Juul for Information About Marketing E-Cigarettes to Youth

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Senators Ask Juul for Information About Marketing E-Cigarettes to Youth Eleven U.S. senators wrote a letter to e-cigarette maker Juul Labs this week, asking for information about the company’s marketing to youth, CNN reports. Read More Growing Number of States and Cities Raise Legal Age for Tobacco and Vaping Products Illinois has become the ninth state to raise the legal age for tobacco and vaping products to 21, CBS News reports. Hundreds of cities, counties and towns have passed similar legislation. Read More   Built-In Car Device to Prevent Drunk Driving Could Become Standard Soon A built-in device called an ignition interlock that prevents drunk driving could become standard equipment in new cars as early as next year, according to The Washington Post. Read More Help Us Continue to Empower Families:   Donate Now Tell a Friend Bill Would Allow States to Decide Own Marijuana Laws A measure that would allow states to decide their own marijuana laws has been reintroduced in the House and Senate, according to U.S. News & World Report. Read More Drug Company Deceived Doctors About Suboxone Dangers: Prosecutors U.S. prosecutors say the drug company Indivior misled doctors and government health programs about the safety of its addiction medication Suboxone. Read More Other Headlines of Interest Opinion: Fear, Loathing and Fentanyl Exposure (The New York Times) Opioid crisis in Philadelphia pits feds against effort to open first-in-the-nation drug injection site (USA Today) Wendy Williams Says She's 'Living Proof' That 'There Is Hope' for Addicts and Substance Abusers (People) Pierce Brosnan's Son Sean Recalls His Harrowing Struggle with Addiction and His Path to Sobriety (People) CBD products are popping up in stores near you. Here's what you need to know about them (USA Today) How Do Illegal Drugs Cross The U.S.-Mexico Border? (NPR) Can Doctors Talk Teenagers Out of Risky Drinking? (The New York Times) Film Explores Rural Health Care Amid Poverty, Opioid Crisis (Associated Press) Opinion: Expand the opioid debate to include safe, drug-free therapies (USA Today) Portland and the Promise of Recovery (U.S. News & World Report) Her addiction landed her in prison when he was 8. But Dwyane Wade never gave up on his mom. (The Washington Post)

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