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businessinsider.com: People who vape show DNA changes similar to smokers and that are linked to cancer
Posted 3/7/2020
Just 6.1% of British vapers in 2019 had never smoked, according to UK government research.
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people.com: Michigan Teen Who Nearly Died From Vaping Creates Foundation To Warn Other Kids of Dangers
Posted 2/16/2020
After undergoing a double lung transplant, Daniel Ament wants to spread awareness to teens about the true harm of vaping
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cnn.com: This Ohio county may need a second morgue to handle the number of fentanyl overdoses
Posted 2/13/2020
(CNN)If overdose deaths don't slow down in Franklin County, Ohio, a temporary morgue may be needed to store the bodies. The county has seen 23 overdose deaths from January 31 to February 7, Dr. Anahi Ortiz, the county's coroner, said in a statement on her Facebook page. The next day, the county had five more.
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More Than 100 Billion Doses of Opioid Pills Were Shipped Between 2006 and 2014
Posted 1/16/2020
Data collected by the Drug Enforcement Administration shows more than 100 billion doses of oxycodone and hydrocodone were shipped nationwide between 2006 and 2014, The Washington Post reports.
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washingtonpost.com: ‘It only took one pill’: How addiction starts
Posted 12/26/2019
The road to Paul Little’s addiction began during a hard day at work. He took one pill to ease a headache, which turned into nine-month habit. “I got up to 20 to 30 Percocets a day,” the former Air Force doctor said. “I was eating them like M&Ms.” Kathy Thomas took opioids for two years until a doctor told her she was being unnecessarily medicated. She still lives with the psychological consequences.
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nj.com: Doctor admits taking payoffs from drug maker to prescribe powerful opioid
Posted 11/23/2019
A doctor who practiced in New Jersey and Pennsylvania pleaded guilty Friday for scheming to take more than $140,000 in bribes and kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company in return for prescribing a powerful opioid painkiller.
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cincinnati.com: 1 of 4 US youths hurt in sports gets opioids at the ER, CDC report says
Posted 11/19/2019
When an American child age 5 to 9 goes to the emergency room for a sports- or recreation-related injury, roughly one in eight (or 13%) gets a prescription for opioids. Older children and young adults are even more likely to get such drugs.
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cbsnews.com: Cigarette smoking among adults hits all-time low in United States
Posted 11/18/2019
Cigarette smoking dropped to an all-time low among American adults in 2018, according to a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report released Thursday. According to the report, 13.7% of U.S. adults smoked a cigarette in 2018.
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time.com: Vaping May Be Worse for Heart Health Than Tobacco Cigarettes, New Study Finds
Posted 11/13/2019
E-cigarettes may be more harmful to a smoker’s heart than traditional tobacco cigarettes. That’s the finding of new research from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, presented today (Nov. 11) at an American Heart Association scientific conference.
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pharmalive.com: Michigan boy, 17, gets double lung transplant after damage from vaping
Posted 11/12/2019
(Reuters) – A 17-year-old Michigan boy facing “imminent death” from vaping injuries has undergone a double lung transplant, the first in a patient suffering from the effects of e-cigarettes, a Detroit hospital said on Tuesday.