Senate health committee chair Bill Cassidy's defeat in Louisiana's GOP primary on Saturday could complicate Trump administration's efforts to fill top positions at the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the surgeon general post.
In the long term, it opens the door for a new committee chair if Republicans hold the Senate in November, or a new ranking member if they don't.
The Trump administration is overhauling federal addiction policy and moving away from harm reduction strategies through steps like cutting federal funding for fentanyl test strips.
Why it matters: Many Republicans have long argued these strategies can promote addiction, butclinicians and treatment advocates worry the shifts underway could deter people from getting care.
Teens today are drinking less than their parents did — but the trends that may be supercharging their sobriety aren't all positive.
The big picture: Researchers say there isn't one definitive reason for the shift. Some hypothesize it isn't solely a health kick, but that some teenagers have no one to say "cheers" with.
