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Separate overdoses within a few blocks of each other left six people dead Sunday night, and police blame a "bad batch" of the drug.
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A recently released report showed that most intravenous drug users don't use sterile needles when injecting, one of the main ways HIV is transmitted.
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This "alcohol gene" helps people control their alcohol intake after a drink or two, researchers say.
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More than 650,000 opioid prescriptions are dispensed every day throughout the United States.
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