Steve Birr

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Steve Birr is a reporter for The Daily Caller News Foundation.

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  • Opioids Are Now Behind 20% of Deaths Among Young Americans

    Steve Birr
    A new research study suggests opioid abuse in the U.S. is now responsible for 20 percent of deaths among young adults. The study, published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open, reveals that young Americans are dying at a far greater pace than any other group. While 1 in every 65 adults in the U.S. suffered…
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  • Sen. Tom Cotton Backs Stricter Penalties for Fentanyl, Calling It a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction’

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  • CDC Warns the Opioid Crisis Is ‘Accelerating’ as Deaths Surge 30% Nationally

    Steve Birr
  • White House Drug Commission Implores Trump to Declare a State of Emergency

    Steve Birr
  • Health Cops Now Calling for Regulation of Caffeine

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