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A recent survey on teen drug use revealed that while painkiller use is down, “vaping” (the use of e-cigarettes) is popular among teens.

In addition to promoting drug use to young people, these products could also be bad for your health, according to the agency.

(Healthcare IT News, December 11) As the nation struggles with soaring opioid addiction, the Food and Drug Administration is looking at new ways to cut down on the amount of painkiller prescriptions. 

(The Associated Press, December 12) In 2016, 92,000 children were forced out of their homes and into the foster care system because of drug-addicted parents, according to government data.

(Reuters Health, December 11) People are more likely to get opioid prescriptions if someone else in their household has one, according to a U.S. study.

(CNN, December 5) Cigarettes smokers are seven times more likely to also use marijuana every day than non-smokers, according to a new study. 

 (CBSNewYork, December 6) – Two New York toddlers overdosed after ingesting heroin in separate incidents. Police were able to revive both girls with the anti-overdose drug Narcan.

(WJAC, December 5) Could blue lights reduce heroin use in public bathrooms? One popular convenience chain is testing to find out.

(NPR, November 30) In states that have relaxed their marijuana laws in recent years, some emergency room doctors are seeing rise in an illness related to the drug.

(The Atlantic, November 29) The last photograph of my son Jonathan was taken at the end of a new-student barbecue on the campus green at the University of Denver.