Enlarge this image Dr. Garen Wintemute at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center, says of the new authority given to the…
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E-Cigarettes Likely Encourage Kids To Try Tobacco But May Help Adults Quit
by April Fulton January 23, 2018Enlarge this image Vapor from e-cigarettes contains toxins, although fewer than conventional cigarettes. mauro_grigollo/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption mauro_grigollo/Getty Images/iStockphoto Vapor…
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Enlarge this image A needle exchange program at the Austin Community Outreach Center in Austin, Ind., is aimed at stopping spread of…
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Desperate Cities Consider ‘Safe Injection’ Sites For Opioid Users
by Bobby Allyn January 10, 2018Enlarge this image The mix of people in rows of tents under a bridge in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood includes homeless adults and…
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Enlarge this image Amy Matsushita-Beal for NPR Amy Matsushita-Beal for NPR The reasons people may skip vaccines such as the flu shot…
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U.S. Surgeon General Says Working Together Is Key To Combating Opioid Crisis
by Greta Jochem November 21, 2017Enlarge this image U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, shown here testifying before a Senate committee in 2017, says President Trump’s top health…
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Enlarge this image A algae bloom in Lake Erie contaminated the water supply for Toledo, Ohio, in August 2014. About 400,000 people…
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From Alaska To Florida, States Respond To Opioid Crisis With Emergency Declarations
by NPR August 11, 2017Enlarge this image Overdoses from heroin and other opioids have led six states to declare public health emergencies. Marianne Williams/Getty Images hide…