You Only Live Once (YOLO): Helping Kids...
Young people who start drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely to become dependent on alcohol,...
October 27, 2016
Roundup: FDA Broadens Warnings Against Mixing Opioids...
The FDA said this week that it is equiring nearly 400 products to carry a "black box warning" focusing on...
September 2, 2016
Safe Homes, Smart Parties: Tips for Parents
School’s out for the summer, and kids are celebrating graduations and a break from the books. Socializing for teens and...
June 6, 2016
Roundup: Obesity, Diabetes Rates Edge Higher in...
For both sexes combined, the prevalence of obesity was highest among adults aged 40–59 (34.6 percent), followed by adults aged...
May 27, 2016
Watch Now: The Opioid Epidemic in America
“While Americans make up less than 5 percent of the world’s population, we consume 80 percent of the global opioid...
May 17, 2016
Roundup: FDA to Require Warnings on ‘Immediate-Release’...
The warning will alert users to the "serious risks of misuse, abuse, addiction, overdose and death" involved with taking opioids,...
March 25, 2016
Roundup: Senate Bill Targets Painkiller Abuse, Heroin...
The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill this week that helps communities tackle the illegal use of opioid painkillers and...
March 11, 2016
From the Front Lines: Rx for Heroin...
Unintentional overdoses on Opioid prescription medications, such as Oxycontin and Percocet, quadrupled between 1999 and 2014.
March 7, 2016
News Roundup: More Americans Living Past 100;...
Americans who reach 100 years old, or become a "centenarian," are still rare, but their number has increased 43.6 percent,...
January 22, 2016
Star Wars Holiday Message: A Forceful Reminder...
In movie theaters across the nation, Star Wars fans are watching a forceful holiday message about the dangers of drinking...
December 22, 2015
