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Opioid painkillers are prescribed more in northern England

Opioid painkillers are prescribed more in northern England

13 February 2018

The opioid crisis may have crossed the Atlantic, with signs that opioid painkillers are prescribed more in England in socially-deprived areas in the north
Two men standing in a vape shop, one inspecting products, the other behind the counter exhaling smoke

We need to start taking vaping seriously as a way to save lives

9 February 2018

E-cigarettes were once seen as a sinister cousin to ordinary smoking. Now doctors in the UK think they could be a public health lifeline

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