In September, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed safety labeling changes for extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioid analgesics intended to treat pain.

A group of 40 attorneys general from across the country sent a letter in September to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to regulate electronic cigarettes as it now regulates tobacco products.

Two of the biggest names in addiction treatment—Hazelden in Minnesota and the Betty Ford Clinic in California—plan to merge and will create the largest nonprofit addiction treatment provider in the country.

Alcohol-related diagnoses are bringing more patients—both male and female—to hospital emergency departments (ED).

Evidence is emerging that probiotics, those living organisms found in yogurt and other fermented foods, can do more than improve digestive health. Preliminary research has found that some of these bacteria may also have antidepressant or anxiolytic effects.

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that more than two out of every five middle and high school students who smoke either use flavored little cigars or flavored cigarettes.

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