Mike Stobbe

AP Medical Writer

How to Make Sure You're Not Buying the Million-Dollar Doorstop

How to Make Sure You're Not Buying the Million-Dollar Doorstop

April 9, 2026

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Curaleaf Questions Aurora's Decision to Deny it Customary Diligence

October 27, 2026

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The Stars of Super Troopers Explain Massachusetts Cannabis Ballot Question

October 26, 2026

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Cannabis Financial Firm Safe Harbor Says It's Combining with Opifex Media

October 26, 2026

How to Make Sure You're Not Buying the Million-Dollar Doorstop

How to Make Sure You're Not Buying the Million-Dollar Doorstop

Omega understands that "cash is king" for operators.

April 9, 2026

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U.S. Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Hits Another All-Time Low

In the mid-1960s, 42% of U.S. adults were smokers.

June 1, 2026

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Teen Drug Use Remains Low

But a survey finds a small rise in heroin and cocaine use.

December 22, 2025

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U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 27% Last Year, the Largest One-year Decline Ever Seen

Among contributing factors are shifts in how people use drugs.

May 14, 2025

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Animal Sedative Medetomidine Showing Up in U.S. Illegal Drug Supply, CDC Says

It was first detected in illegally manufactured opioids in North America in 2022.

May 2, 2025

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Most U.S. Teens Are Abstaining from Drinking, Smoking and Marijuana, Survey Says

Marijuana use wasn't falling before the pandemic. And vaping was on the upswing.

December 17, 2024

A container of Narcan, or naloxone, sits on tree roots at a longstanding homeless encampment in Bellingham, Wash., on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.

U.S. Overdose Deaths Are Down, Giving Experts Hope for an Enduring Decline

Experts aren't certain about the reasons for the decline, but they cite a combination of possible factors.

November 14, 2024

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More People Die After Smoking Drugs than Injecting Them, U.S. Study Finds

It can be difficult to ascertain the how and why of an overdose death, especially if no witness was present.

February 15, 2024

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Is It Time for a Surgeon General Report on Vaping?

Electronic cigarettes are far less dangerous than traditional cigarettes.

January 15, 2024

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Vaping by High School Students Dropped this Year, Says U.S. Report

This year's survey involved more than 22,000 students.

November 3, 2023

A man with a protective mask smokes a cigarette while waiting for a bus in Detroit, April 8, 2020.

Adult Smoking Rate Fell During Pandemic

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw more illicit drug use — but apparently not more smoking.

March 18, 2022

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U.S. Overdose Deaths Top 100,000 in a Year

Health officials said the unprecedented number is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply.

November 17, 2021