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Florida man covering opioids, addiction and more for The Washington Post’s Health and Science team. Email [email protected]
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The story of Hamilton County, which includes Cincinnati, is the story of much of America at the start of 2025. Deaths from drug overdoses have fallen sharply, offering hope the crisis will further ease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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The story of Hamilton County is the story of much of America in 2025. Overdose deaths have fallen sharply, offering hope the crisis will further ease. But the 'why' is complex, by @davidovalle.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... via @washingtonpost.com #ToxicDrugCrisis

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Latest with @davidovalle.bsky.social: RFK Jr as HHS secretary would be a boon to the wellness/alternative therapies industries, as he has talked often about vitamins and supplements among other alt treatments and claimed the FDA has “aggressively”suppressed these remedies. wapo.st/3CmpKCV

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Researchers determined that slashing cigarette nicotine levels should essentially be all or nothing — reducing nicotine moderately would only spur smokers to light up more, exposing them to increased toxic smoke. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... w/ @rachelroubein.bsky.social

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Questions remain about whether the non-opioid painkiller developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals could be effective for chronic pain. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/... w @ByDanielGilbert

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Some companies are flouting a ban on shipping vapes through the U.S. Postal Services. But enforcement is complicated by a patchwork of regulations at the federal, state and local levels. with @davidovalle.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

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Vapes arrive regularly on the doorsteps of homes across the nation as companies flout laws regulating online sales of the products, including a ban on shipping e-cigarettes through the U.S. Postal Service. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/... w/ @rachelroubein.bsky.social

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We spent weeks reviewing Dave Weldon, Trump’s CDC pick, and his congressional papers, interviews and public appearances — including with anti-vaccine activists. This is a portrait of a politician who wouldn’t let go of the false theory vaccines cause autism wapo.st/4iACoi0

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The investigation stems from the company’s work advising Purdue Pharma on how to “turbocharge” sales of the blockbuster opioid OxyContin, officials said.

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Trump’s pick to head DEA withdraws after GOP criticism of his covid policies www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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First time in DEA court today and eager to report that the benches are just as uncomfortable as Miami-Dade state court

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Supreme Court poised to enter fray over regulation of flavored vapes www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

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Trump taps Florida sheriff as DEA administrator www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Breaking news: President-elect Donald Trump picks Pam Bondi to be attorney general, replacing Matt Gaetz hours after he withdrew bid. Follow our live coverage:

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A high-ranking member of a Mexican drug cartel who allegedly faked his own death and has been living in California under a fake name is now facing federal charges, the US Justice Department announced.

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BREAKING: Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) announced in a social media post Thursday that he was withdrawing his bid to be attorney general for President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, saying his confirmation was “unfairly becoming a distraction.”

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RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Oregon shows what’s coming. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

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NEW: DEA faces legal challenge as uncertainty clouds plan to reclassify marijuana. But the incoming administration intends to follow through on reclassification, according to an official familiar with the Trump team’s plans. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

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Breaking news: President-elect Donald Trump announced plans Tuesday to nominate Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor and onetime U.S. Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, to lead the agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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10 RFK Jr. conspiracy theories and false claims, in his own words www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

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In RFK Jr., drugmakers face an antagonist with regulatory power www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s push to strip processed food out of school lunch and limit food dye marks a shift in how Trump is planning to regulate the nation’s food www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

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