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• Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting

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• High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Tied to Future Heart Risks

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• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study

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• High-Potency Pot Tied to Big Rise in Psychiatric Issues

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• How Phubbing Can Threaten Your Love Life

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• Is Childbirth More Dangerous in Rural Areas?

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• Is High Blood Pressure in First Pregnancy a Harbinger of Heart Trouble?

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• Is Pot Use a Heart Risk After Surgery?

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• Just 1% of Doctors Prescribe Nearly Half of Opioids in U.S.

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• Kidney Injury on the Rise in Women Hospitalized During Pregnancy

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• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years

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• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher

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• Marijuana Could Offer Relief From Migraine Pain

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• Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study

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• Meth Use, Addiction on the Rise Among Americans: CDC

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• Mixing Marijuana With Opioids May Not Be Good for Mental Health

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• Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development

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• Moms' Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Lower Risk of Birth Defects

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• More Than 1 in 4 High School Students Now Vape: CDC

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• More U.S. Teens Are Overdosing on Valium, Xanax

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• More U.S. Teens Are Vaping Pot

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• MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments

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• New Moms Need to Watch Out for High Blood Pressure

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• Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report

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• No Evidence Marijuana Raises Stroke Risk

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• One Big Roadblock to Opioid Addiction Treatment

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• Only a Third of Pregnant Women Getting Vaccinations They Need

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• Opioid Addiction Med Under-Used in Younger People, Study Finds

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• Opioid OD Deaths Fall Despite Growing Use of Synthetic Drugs: CDC

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• Opioid Withdrawal Raises Health Risks for Injection Drug Users: Study

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• Opioid-Meth Habit Particularly Hard to Break

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• OxyContin Maker Purdue Offering Up to $12 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims

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• Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms

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• Parents, Grandparents to Blame for Many Child Drug Poisonings, CDC Warns

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• Penicillin Allergy Less Common Than Thought: Study

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• Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study

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• Pot Is Bad News for Baby During Pregnancy

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• Pot Poisonings Among Kids, Teens Double After Medical Marijuana Law Passed

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• Pot Use Appears to Change Structure of Your Heart: Study

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• Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids

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• Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids

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• Pot-Using Drivers Still Impaired After the High Fades

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• Pregnancy Complications Raise Future Odds of Preterm Birth: Study

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• Pregnancy, Breastfeeding May Guard Against Early Menopause

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• Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus

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• Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus

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• Prior Pregnancies May Affect Your Tummy Tuck

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• Psychedelic Drug Eases Cancer Patients' Distress Long Term

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• Psychedelics May Boost Mood Even After Their High Wears Off

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• PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study

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• Purdue Files for Bankruptcy Over Opioid Crisis Suits, With Many States Objecting

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• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study

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• Severe Morning Sickness Tied to Autism Risk in Kids

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• 'Shopping Addiction' Can Cause Harm, and It's Moved Online

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• Shorter Storage of Frozen Embryos Tied to Pregnancy Success: Study

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• Sick Americans Turning to Medical Pot for Help

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• Sleep Position Unlikely to Affect Baby's Health in Pregnancy, Study Finds

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• Smoking While Pregnant May Weaken Baby's Bones

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• Statins Might Reduce Harms From Breast Cancer Chemo

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• Still Way Too Much Smoking in Movies Aimed at Kids

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• Stress in Pregnancy May Affect Baby's Sex, Preterm Delivery Risk: Study

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• Study Finds Smog Particles Can Reach Developing Fetus

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• 'Synthetic Pot' Laced With Rat Poison Lands People in the ER

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• Teen Opioid Users Face Same OD Risks as Adults

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• The Benefits of Strength Training During Pregnancy

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• Trauma of Miscarriage May Trigger PTSD

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• Trying to Conceive? Both Dad and Mom Should Give Up Drinking in Months Before

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• U.S. Kids Waiting a Little Longer to Try Alcohol, Drugs

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• U.S. Opioid Prescription Rate Is 7 Times That of Sweden

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• U.S. Poison Centers Field More Calls About Psychoactive Substances: Study

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• U.S. Saw Big Rise in Meth, Fentanyl Use in 2019

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• Uncontrolled Asthma a Danger to Pregnant Women, Babies

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• Use of Club Drug 'Special K' Could Be Underreported

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• Use Pot? It Can Interact With Your Meds in Harmful Ways

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• Using Opioids After Vasectomy May Trigger Persistent Use: Study

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• Using Pot to Help With Sleep? Benefits May Not Last

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