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1-24-2019

Increased marketing of opioid drugs to doctors is associated with higher opioid prescribing rates and higher rates of overdose deaths, according to a new study.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a hearing last week to consider the potential role of drug therapies in helping teens quit e-cigarettes, CNN reports.
A new study finds only 36 percent of outpatient facilities that treat substance use disorder offer medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken a step to make it easier for companies that make the opioid overdose antidote naloxone to sell the drug without a prescription, CNBC reports.
Motor vehicle crashes are up 6 percent in four states with legalized recreational marijuana, compared with four neighboring states where the drug is illegal or restricted, according to Consumer Reports.