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3-7-2019

More than 150,000 Americans died from alcohol, drugs and suicide in 2017—the highest number since the federal government started collecting such data in 1999, USA Today reports.
Young adults under age 35 account for half of emergency room visits due to nonmedical prescription drug use, according to a new study.
A new study finds that while reducing opioid prescriptions can save lives, it also can lead to increased heroin use and deaths, The New York Times reports.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who has won bipartisan support for his efforts to reduce minors’ use of flavored e-cigarettes, announced this week he will leave the agency next month.
Poison control centers report a growing number of calls related to the herbal supplement kratom, according to The Washington Post.