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Daily News Lesson February 15 2024

FDA warns addictive ‘gas station heroin’ supplement widely available in U.S.

Learn about actions the FDA is taking against a potentially addictive drug

Laura Kimble, senior drug chemist and forensic scientist with the Hamilton County Coroner s Crime Laboratory located in Blue

Daily News Lesson February 15 2023

Top stories: Senate holds hearing on fentanyl + News wrap 2/16/23 + Student video

The Senate heard from experts on the growing problem of fentanyl overdoses in the U.S.

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Daily Video October 10 2017

What are the effects of opioid addiction on young people?

Join PBS NewsHour for a Facebook Live on Wed., October 11th at 1 p.m. on how to talk to students about opioid addiction. We’ll take your questions LIVE on Facebook (enter in comments section and let us know your school and city/state) or tweet them to @NewsHour using #AskNewsHour. It's important for teachers and students voices to be heard on this issue!

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Daily Video December 19 2016

U.S. opioid crisis reaches historic proportions, CDC says

In 2015, more than 30,000 people died from opioid overdoses, which caused almost two-thirds of all overdoses in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Daily Video January 06 2016

Politicians struggle with opioid epidemic in New Hampshire

Presidential candidates and state politicians have raised concerns over the growing drug crisis in the state of New Hampshire.

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