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In the News: Pandemic May Reduce Risk Factors for Teen Substance Use
 

Pandemic May Reduce Risk Factors for Teen Substance Use

The COVID-19 pandemic may be reducing risk factors for youth substance use, according to Linda Richter, Ph.D., Vice President of Prevention Research and Analysis at Partnership to End Addiction. Read More

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Vaping Increases Risk of COVID Infection in Teens, Young Adults: Study

Vaping Increases Risk of COVID Infection in Teens, Young Adults: Study

Teens and young adults who use e-cigarettes are five to seven times more likely than their non-vaping peers to become infected with COVID-19, a new study suggests. Read More

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Children Whose Mothers Used Marijuana in Pregnancy May Have Higher Autism Risk

Children Whose Mothers Used Marijuana in Pregnancy May Have Higher Autism Risk

Children whose mothers used marijuana in pregnancy may have a higher risk of autism, researchers report in Nature Medicine. Read More

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Substance Use After Opioid Prescriptions in Youth Lower Than Previously Thought

A new study suggests the risk of teens and young adults developing a substance use disorder after being prescribed opioids is lower than previously thought. Read More

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Some Cardiac Arrest Deaths Could Be Triggered by Drug Overdose

One in every six deaths attributed to sudden cardiac arrest in San Francisco may have been triggered by a drug overdose, according to a new study. Read More

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Other Headlines of Interest

Opinion: Is Congress finally awakening to our nation's addiction crisis? (The Hill)

Melissa Etheridge candidly discusses losing her son Beckett, 21, to opioid addiction (Today)

Fact check: Energy drinks don't contain illicit drugs but may spur false positive test (USA Today)

Opinion: A new study shows more Americans are dropping acid. Why? (The Guardian)

Former L.A. Angels employee charged in pitcher Tyler Skaggs' fatal opioid overdose (NBC News)

Can a Podcast Change Your Life? (Slate)

How the Pandemic Is Making the Opioid Crisis Worse (Newsweek)

Opioid deaths are surging in the pandemic. Here’s how treatment is adapting (PBS NewsHour)

Congress: Pass the MAT Act to save lives (The Hill)

An Exhibition Tells the Story of a Drug War Leader, but Not All of It (The New York Times)

Opinion: We Have The Power To Demand Action On Mental Health And Addiction (Forbes)

N.Y. Man's Obituary Includes Brutally Honest Warning About Drinking & Driving: 'Don't Be a Dumb A—' (People)

Opinion: The Opposite of Addiction Is Connection: Preventing Opioid Overdoses During COVID-19 (U.S. News & World Report)

Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan talks addiction, anxiety and his first panic attack (USA Today)

Self-discovery and addiction recovery lead two UAB students to pursue careers in psychology, lands them a unique fellowship (The University of Alabama at Birmingham)

 

 
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