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AMERICANS AT PARIS OLYMPICS DUMBFOUNDED OVER NO ALCOHOL AT SPORTING EVENTS
NBC NEWS// JULY 30, 2024
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‘UNUSUAL SYMPTOMS’ IN OVERDOSES SUGGESTS NEW DRUG LACED INTO FENTANYL HAS REACHED WISCONSIN
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL// JUNE 8, 2024
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MORE ILLNESSES LINKED TO DIAMOND SHRUUMZ CHOCOLATE, CONES AND GUMMIES, FDA SAYS
CNN// JUNE 11, 2024
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HOW DELTA-8 IS SHAPING THE MARIJUANA DEBATE IN WISCONSIN
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO// JUNE 17, 2024
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MUPPETS FROM SEASAME WORKSHOP HELP EXPLAIN OPIOID ADDICTION TO YOUNG CHILDREN
NPR// DECEMBER 4, 2023
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WHITE HOUSE HOSTS BIPARTISAN YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION SUMMIT AS PART OF PRESIDENT BIDEN’S UNITY AGENDA STRATEGY TO BEAT THE OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC
THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASES// OCTOBER 30, 2023
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CHILDREN’S WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN FEATURED IN “BIG VAPE: THE RISE AND FALL OF JUUL” ON NETFLIX
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL// OCTOBER 17, 2023
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UNDERAGE DRINKING DANGERS: THESE ARE THE STATES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF TEEN ALCOHOL USE, STUDY FINDS
FOX NEWS CHANNEL// SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
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MORE THAN 1,000 WISCONSINITES DIED FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING IN 2020 — NEARLY A 25% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR PRIOR
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL// JANUARY 13, 2022
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THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS RAISED NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT VAPING— AND SET IT ON THE BACK BURNER
SPECTRUM NEWS 1 // JUNE 4, 2021
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EVERY COUNTY IN WISCONSIN HAS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF EXCESSIVE DRINKERS
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL // MAY 27, 2021
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IF YOUR TEENAGER WAS ADDICTED TO OPIOIDS, WOULD YOU KNOW? IT’S HARDER THAN YOU THINK
USA TODAY // MAY 5, 2021
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VOLITION FRANKLIN COALITION WORKING TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE MISUSE
CBS 58 - MILWAUKEE // MAY 13, 2021
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VAPING MARIJUANA LINKED TO LUNG INJURY IN TEENS, STUDY SAYS
CNN // MARCH 3, 2021
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YOUNG WISCONSIN RESIDENTS SUE JUUL OVER MARKETING THEY SAY LED TO ADDICTION
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL // NOVEMBER 13, 2020
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TEEN VAPERS UP TO 7 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GET COVID-19 THAN NON-E-CIG USERS, SAYS NEW STANFORD STUDY
NBC NEWS // AUGUST 11, 2020
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ASSEMBLY OKs RAISING WISCONSIN SMOKING AGE FROM 18 TO 21
FOX 6 NOW // FEBRUARY 20, 2020
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CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL REPORTS 8 CASES OF TEENS WITH SERIOUSLY DAMAGED LUNGS AFTER VAPING
FOX 6 NOW // JULY 25, 2019
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LEFTOVER PILLS HELP FUEL OPIOID EPIDEMIC: WHAT WE CAN DO TO REDUCE MISUSED PAINKILLERS
USA TODAY // MARCH 4, 2019
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THE ALCOHOL CRISIS IN AMERICA HAS BEEN OVERSHADOWED BY OPIOIDS BUT CAN NO LONGER BE IGNORED
FORBES // FEBRUARY 23, 2019
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ALCOHOL IS KILLING MORE PEOPLE, AND YOUNGER. THE BIGGEST INCREASES ARE AMONG WOMEN
USA TODAY // NOVEMBER 16, 2018
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FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRACKING OVERDOSES
WBJT- MILWAUKEE // NOVEMBER 5, 2018
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OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS IN WISCONSIN HAS DROPPED 32% SINCE 2015, REPORT SAYS
WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL // OCTOBER 31, 2018
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HEALTH DEPARTMENT WARNING: SEVERE BLEEDING LINKED TO SYNTHETIC CANNABIS, CASES RISING
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL // JUNE 25, 2018
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STUDY: SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE LINKED TO UNDERAGE DRINKING
U.S. NEWS // MAY 24, 2018
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WISCONSIN'S DRUG TAKE BACK DAY NETS MORE THAN 61,000 POUNDS OF PILLS
TMJ4 // APRIL 30, 2018
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JUULING IS THE NEW TEEN VAPING FAD TAKING OVER SCHOOL BATHROOMS
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL // MARCH 12, 2018
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STUDY: WISCONSIN SEES SPIKE IN ER VISITS FOR OPIOID OVERDOSE
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT // MARCH 7, 2018
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GROWING NUMBER OF MIDDLE, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE UP VAPING
WISN // FEBRUARY 20, 2018
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