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DEA Collects More Than 900,000 Pounds of Meds During Take Back Day(November 2, 2018) This October’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was a huge success. More than 900,000 pounds of unused or expired medication was collected from almost 6,000 sites across the nation.
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Young people’s memories improved when they stopped using marijuana(Science News, October 30) Young marijuana users’ memories improved after they stopped using the drug for a period of time, according to a study just published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
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Fentanyl-Laced Crack Cocaine a Deadly New Threat(HealthDay News, October 31) Fentanyl-laced drugs are behind a growing number of overdoses in the United States.
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New Lecture: See DEA Museum ArtifactsOn October 30, 2018, the DEA Museum will host an interactive discussion on “From Addiction to Zig-Zag and Everything in Between: Artifacts from the DEA Museum Collection.”
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Marijuana use linked to increase risk of strokes: study(The Canadian Press, October 19) A new study linked recreational marijuana use to an increased risk of stroke.
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States with legal marijuana see rise in car crashes, studies find(USA Today, October 19) In states where recreational marijuana use is legal – Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington – car crashes rose six percent, according to research from two studies.
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New Generation of Synthetic Drug Pedaling Targeted Toward Teens(FOX San Antonio, October 1) Officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are warning parents about the dangers of synthetic drugs marketed in brightly-colored packaging to teens.
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Marijuana worse for teen brains than alcohol, study finds(NBC News, October 3) Marijuana use causes more long-term damage to teen brains than alcohol use, according to a new study entitled “A Population-Based Analysis of the Relationship Between Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development.”
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New Report: Number of New Heroin Users Drops (September 18, 2018) The number of people who used heroin for the first time dropped more than 50 percent between 2016 and 2017— from 170,000 to 81,000
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Almost 1 in 11 students has vaped cannabis, report says(CNN, September 17) Nationwide, 12.4 percent of high school students and 4.5 percent of middle schoolers have used marijuana with an e-cigarette (which is also known as “vaping”) in their lifetimes, according to study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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