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4-4-2019

China has announced it will ban all fentanyl-related substances, The New York Times reports. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said the ban would reduce the amount of fentanyl coming into the United States.
Medicaid expansion has led to increases in the number of people diagnosed with and treated for opioid addiction, according to a new study that focused on West Virginia.
The Food and Drug Administration said this week it has become aware of reports that some people who use e-cigarettes, especially youth and young adults, are experiencing seizures following their use.
Lawsuits filed by the attorneys general in Massachusetts and New York have brought to light the extensive involvement of the Sackler family, which owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, in the opioid crisis, The New York Times reports.
Some Massachusetts state prisons have started providing medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction to new inmates, The Boston Globe reports.