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Will Pennsylvania be the next state to raise the smoking age to 21?

Juul CEO stepping down amid vaping public health crisis

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TV broadcast companies shun vaping ads, Walmart to stop carrying e-cigarettes

Walmart e-cigarette ban

Camouflaged vaping devices are hoodwinking parents and schools

Vaping hoodie

Eye surgeons prescribed more opioids as procedures became less invasive, study finds

FDA opens parallel criminal investigation into vaping-related lung illnesses

Vaping may make your lungs more vulnerable to infections, study finds

Longtime crusader against OxyContin begins to see the fruits of her struggle

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Vaping-related death count now at seven

vaping death lungs

Potential carcinogen in menthol e-cigarettes exceeds safety levels, study finds

Vaping pulegone carcinogen cancer

Pennsylvania has at least 17 vaping-related lung disease cases

vaping death lungs

South Jersey teens sue Juul for deceptive marketing

Juul sued by South Jersey Teens

Flavored e-cigarettes more likely to turn youth into regular users, study finds

Trump administration to ban flavored e-cigarettes

Tobacco sales to minors in Philly skyrocketed in 2018, health department says

Cigarettes Philly minors

A sixth person has died of a vaping-related lung illness

Vaping Pen THC FLickr 09102019

‘Crackhouse’ or ‘safehouse’? U.S. officials try to block Philly’s supervised injection site

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Fifth person dies from lung illness caused by vaping, CDC confirms

CDC fifth death lung illness

CDC: Third death from vaping lung illness reported in Indiana

What is vitamin E acetate, the compound linked to vaping-related illnesses?

Vitamin E acetate and marijuana vape products

Vaping may make your lungs more vulnerable to infections, study finds

Vaping may make your lungs more vulnerable to infections, study finds

More than 50 donation-based yoga classes are being offered this September

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Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored vapes

Jim Kenney, IBX kick off National Recovery Month in Philly

Jim Kenney National Recovery Month

Vaping habit caused Delco teen's severe lung illness, family warns

Vaping Lung Failure Delco Teen

Liberation Way employees plead guilty in Bucks County addiction treatment scheme

Liberation Way

First U.S. death caused by vaping confirmed in Illinois

vaping death lungs

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $518 million in Oklahoma opioid case

Johnson & Johnson opioids

Penn, Yale researchers looking at opioid use disorder under a different light

penn yale opioid use center

Among hurdles for those with opioid addictions: getting the drug to treat it

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Hepatitis A races across the country

New Manayunk yoga studio offers safe space for those battling mental health, substance abuse issues

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More Narcan needed in fight against opioid epidemic, CDC says

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Teen warns peers about dangers of vaping after collapsed lung

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One in five adults regret posting to social media while on drugs, new study says

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Older Americans increasingly having a binge drinking problem new study reports

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Opioid treatment programs coming to all Delaware prisons

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Juul e-cig flavors create chemical reactions that irritate airways, study finds

Juul accused by Congress members of marketing e-cigarettes in schools

Millennials more likely to struggle to meet people than older generations, study finds

Millennials Loneliness Social Isolation

Children's Health

Juul allegedly marketed e-cigarettes to children during school programs

Juul accused by Congress members of marketing e-cigarettes in schools

Teens and adults are more likely to try drugs during the summer, study says

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Addiction recovery specialists to be available 24-7 at Bucks County hospitals

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Amid teen vaping ‘epidemic,’ Juul taps addiction expert as medical director

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