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• Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
• Teens With Autism and Driving: Often a Tough Discussion
• Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars
• Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
• Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
• Telemedicine Could Improve Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
• THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
• Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
• Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
• Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
• Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
• Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
• Traveling Overseas? Follow This Health Checklist
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
• Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
• U.S. Airplane, Train and Transit Mask Mandates Extended to April 18
• U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
• U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
• U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
• U.S. Injuries From E-Bikes, E-Scooters Jumped 21% in One Year
• U.S. Issues Toughest Travel Alert for Britain As COVID Cases There Climb
• U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
• U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
• U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Keep Rising
• U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Rose in 2020, Even Though Driving Declined
• U.S. Pedestrians Dying at Highest Rate in 40 Years
• U.S. Reopens Borders to Vaccinated Foreign Travelers
• U.S. Roadway Deaths Marked Small Decline in 2022
• U.S. Teens Are Driving Drowsy at High Rates
• U.S. to Be Removed From E.U. Safe Travel List
• U.S. to Fund Study on Safe Drug Injection Sites for Overdose Prevention
• U.S. to Lift Travel Restrictions for Southern African Countries
• U.S. to Require Negative COVID Test For Chinese Visitor Entry
• U.S. to Screen Travelers From Uganda for Ebola Amid Outbreak in That Country
• U.S. to Stick With International Travel Restrictions
• U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
• U.S. Will Lift Restrictions on Fully Vaccinated International Travelers in November
• Unvaccinated Should Not Travel This Labor Day Weekend: CDC
• US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
• Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
• Use Pot? You May Need More Sedation During Endoscopies
• Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
• Using a CBD Product? Be Sure to Tell Your Doctor
• Using an Online Pharmacy to Buy Meds? It's Buyer Beware, FDA Says
• Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
• Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
• Vaccinated Americans Can Soon Visit the U.K. Without Quarantining
• Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
• Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
• Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
• Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
• Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
• 'Virtual' Driver Program Could Make Driving Safer for Teens With ADHD
• Walk the Roads at Your Own Risk as Pedestrian Deaths Keep Climbing
• Want That Pill to Work Fast? Your Body Position Matters
• Want to Travel During the Pandemic? Here's What to Consider
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
• Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
• Weed-Friendly Posts on Social Media Get Teens Using Cannabis
• Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19
• What's in Your CBD Product?  Labels Often Mislead
• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
• When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
• Where Pot Became Legal, Car Crash Deaths Rose: Study
• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
• Who Will Respond Best to Ketamine for Severe Depression? New Study Takes a Look
• Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
• Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
• Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
• Wildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
• Will Pot or CBD Make You a Worse Driver?
• With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
• Woman Dies From Dengue Fever Acquired in Florida
• Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
• Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
• Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
• Youth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic
• Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
• Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking