9-28-2017

The Food and Drug Administration issued a new warning this week about mixing medication to treat opioid addiction with anti-anxiety drugs. Both types of drugs slow breathing and brain activity.

Chuck Rosenberg, the acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, said he will resign at the end of the week, The New York Times reports. Law enforcement officials said Rosenberg has grown disillusioned with President Trump and feels he has little respect for the law.

CVS announced it will set limits on opioid prescriptions and add in-store disposal units for consumers so they can drop off unwanted and unused medications.

Drug company and government officials announced new efforts designed to fight opioid addiction during a meeting this week of the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.

Puffing just one e-cigarette with nicotine can cause damage to the heart of nonsmokers, a new study suggests.