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A new study conducted by the Boston University School of Public Health and Mass General Brigham for Children has found that youth as young as 15 are using multiple substances combined with opioids, and by age 21, youth opioid overdoses more commonly involve other substances, primarily stimulants, rather than opioids
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Research conducted by investigators at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine found a strong association between social media exposure and e-cigarette use among middle and high school students in the United States. The study analyzed data from the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey, which included 22,069
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A recent survey has uncovered disturbing trends in northern B.C. youth, particularly in the areas of vaping and smoking. The 2023 BC Adolescent Health Survey, conducted by the McCreary Centre Society, revealed that the Health Service Delivery Areas in the North - Northeast, Northern Interior, and Northwest - had
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A recent umbrella review published in Tobacco Control challenges the notion that teen vaping leads to smoking and other health outcomes. The review, authored by Golder et al., analyzed 56 systematic reviews and found associations between vaping and smoking, as well as other health issues. However, experts in the field,
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with a coalition of 22 attorneys general, has submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in support of the continuation of the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS)
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A comprehensive study conducted by researchers from the University of York and published in BMJ Open has shed light on the prevalence of psychoactive substance use among school-going adolescents in 25 African countries. The study relied on a pooled cross-sectional dataset from the Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS) conducted between
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A bipartisan coalition of 22 state attorneys general, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, has submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) supporting the continuation of the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). The NYTS
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Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark has joined a bipartisan coalition of 22 states in submitting a comment letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in support of continuing the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). The NYTS is an annual
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Research from Ewha Womans University, published in the JAMA Network Open, has explored the impact of e-cigarette flavor restrictions on tobacco product use among young people. The study, conducted in the US between 2015 and 2023, analyzed data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and the Behavioral Risk Factor
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with a coalition of 22 attorneys general, has submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in support of the continuation of the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS)
Youth
Despite concerns about increased stimulant prescribing, nonmedical use of ADHD drugs among adolescents has declined in the last 20 years, according to a University of Michigan study. The study found that while medical use of prescription stimulants for ADHD among adolescents increased slightly between 2005 and 2023, nonmedical use declined
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Thirty youth participants in Fuzhou's Changle County successfully completed the "Drug-Free Youth, Building Dreams for Growth" Anti-Drug Guardian Summer Camp, held from July 30th to August 1st. The program, jointly organized by the Changle District Narcotics Control Office, the Changle Branch of the Fuzhou Public Security
