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Opioid overdose deaths in US 'resemble new infectious disease'

Opioid overdose deaths in US 'resemble new infectious disease'

Deaths from heroin and prescription painkillers have pushed up the death rate among young white adults in the US to levels not seen since the AIDS epidemic

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Exempt smart drugs and nutmeg from drugs law, MPs suggest

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Exempt smart drugs and nutmeg from drugs law, MPs suggest

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Advice on how much booze we should drink must remain advice

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MPs suggest smart drugs and nutmeg for exemption from drugs law

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US and UK update recommendations on sugar and alcohol

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US and UK update recommendations on sugar and alcohol

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Will boozing now become as socially unacceptable as smoking?

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Will boozing now become as socially unacceptable as smoking?

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Bottle and a half of wine is new UK weekly alcohol limit

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Bottle and a half of wine is new UK weekly alcohol limit

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Vaping really isn't as harmful for your cells as smoking

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Vaping really isn't as harmful for your cells as smoking

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New vaping rules shouldn't drag down the whole industry

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New vaping rules shouldn't drag down the whole industry

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Woman who has never felt pain experiences it for the first time

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Woman who has never felt pain experiences it for the first time

A drug normally used to treat overdoses allowed the woman to feel pain from a hot laser – a discovery that may lead to powerful new analgesics

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Bacteria now resistant even to 'last resort' antibiotics

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Smoking weed is now a human right in Mexico

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Ultrasound prises open brain's protective barrier for first time

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Alzheimer's drug found to cause harm to mouse brain cells

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