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10-12-2017

A new online tool allows first responders, public safety and public health officials to track opioid overdoses in real time, NBC News reports. Health officials say the data allows them to quickly allocate resources where they are needed.
Medicare has not put significant restrictions in place for opioid prescriptions, despite recent government guidelines that recommend such limits, according to a new study.
First Lady Melania Trump this week visited a West Virginia clinic that treats infants exposed to opioids in the womb. She said she wants to give a voice to families facing addiction, The New York Times reports.
Use of Uber has contributed to a decrease in drunk driving accidents in some cities but not others, according to HealthDay.
The health effects of new products known as “heat-not-burn” cigarettes are still unknown, researchers caution in a new study.