Florida school districts defying hazy rules on the use of medical marijuana for students School districts across Florida continue to defy state law with policies banning students' use of physician-recommended medical marijuana.Learn More   What the media gets wrong about opioids After Jillian Bauer-Reese created an online collection of opioid recovery stories, she began to get calls for help from reporters. But she was dismayed by the narrowness of the requests, which sought only one type of interviewee.Learn More   Coroner sent letters to doctors whose patients died of opioid overdoses. Doctors' habits quickly changed Addressed directly to the doctor, the letter arrived in a plain business envelope with a return address of the San Diego County medical examiner’s office.Learn More   Adolescent Binge Drinking. Developmental Context and Opportunities for Prevention Binge drinking, commonly defined as consuming five or more standard drinks per occasion for men and four or more drinks...

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