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Don't toss that e-cig: Vaping waste is a whole new headache for schools and cities

CDC: Evidence growing that vitamin E acetate was behind vaping-related lung injury outbreak

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Nearly as many teens are vaping marijuana as nicotine, NIH reports

Vaping Marijuana

FDA greenlights sale of cigarettes with 95% less nicotine

FDA approves sale of reduced nicotine cigarettes

Congress considers restricting tobacco sales to anyone under age 21

New US smoking age limit

Berks County D.A. issues alert after mass overdose, three deaths last weekend

Dauphin Overdoses

As e-cigarette popularity surges, 6.2 million American youth are using tobacco products

Teen Smoking 2019

Ketamine and behavioral therapy may help alcoholics regain sobriety

Ketamine treatment alcohol abuse

Nearly 1 in 4 young adults have 'smartphone addiction,' study says

Smartphone addiction kids

New Pennsylvania law boosts minimum age to buy tobacco, e-cigarettes

Tobacco age 21 pennsylvania

More evidence links vitamin E acetate to vaping injuries

Vaping Vitamin E acetate

Not yesterday's cocaine: Death toll rising from tainted drug

Cocaine Making a Comeback

Some smokers credit e-cigarettes with saving their lives – does that matter?

South Dakota's bizarre anti-meth campaign draws ridicule

South Dakota Meth

Trump reportedly reverses course on vaping ban

Donald Trump vaping ban

More vapers are making their own juice, but not without risks

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Cigarette smoking at lowest level in 55 years, but more adults are vaping

Cigarette smoking declining among American adults

Detroit doctors perform first double-lung transplant on patient with vaping injury

Vaping Double Lung Transplant Detroit

Deep brain stimulation may offer a new tool to fight opioid addiction

WVU researchers use deep brain stimulation to treat patients with opioid use disorder

Popular dietary supplement kratom may cause liver damage

Vitamin E acetate may have caused some vaping illnesses, CDC says

Vaping crisis breakthrough Vitamin E acetate

Flavor bans multiply, but menthol continues to divide

Menthol Cigarettes

Pennsylvania health officials report three-day spike in Dauphin County overdoses

Dauphin opioids

Most high school vapers prefer Juul e-cigarettes

High school students prefer Juul e-cigarettes, survey finds

Diabetes drug found to reduce symptoms of nicotine withdrawal

How much is too much when it comes to drinking alcohol?

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Philadelphia saved billions of dollars with syringe exchange programs, study says

Lehigh County residents sue Juul claiming company marketed e-cigarettes to teens

Lawsuits Lehigh County Juul

Pennsylvania strikes $48 billion opioid epidemic deal with 5 companies

Opioids Shapiro

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Philly bill proposed to restrict city sales of vaping products

Vaping Philly Bill

Vapers accuse officials of overreach as investigation into deadly lung illness lags

Vaping Advocates

Alaska remains the only state without a vaping-related illness

Vaping Illnesses Alaska

Pennsylvania confirms first death linked to vaping-related lung illness

Vaping-related illnesses now surpass 1,000

Surge of vaping illnesses expected to continue

Delaware confirms first death linked to vaping-related lung illness

Vaping Delaware

New Jersey confirms first death tied to national vaping epidemic

DEA authorized greater opioid production as deaths mounted, report finds

D.E.A. opioid Inspector General

Here's what you need to know about the youth vaping epidemic

Youth vaping epidemic

FDA, DEA target websites illegally selling opioids

FDA,DEA target illegal opioid sellers online

THC products the 'most prominent link' among vaping-related illnesses

THC Vaping-related Illnesses

Chester County parents arrested after 11-month-old ingests, overdoses on heroin while they slept

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Vaping-related lung disease deaths hit double-digits

Vaping related deaths reach double digits

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