Noticias & Estadísticas

Drug Free Cecil Youth Coalition Named Dose of Prevention Challenge Winner

Congratulations to the Drug Free Cecil Youth Coalition for winning the 2025 Dose of Prevention Challenge for their comprehensive, youth-led approach to medication misuse prevention across Cecil County!

Kentucky Youth Committee: Non-FDA Authorized Vapes Sold by All Stores Surveyed

The Grayson County Health Department's newly established Youth Community Health Committee recently completed a survey of local retailers' sales of nicotine and THC and are sharing their findings with the public.

New Study Shows 'Teen' Brain Development Continues to Age 32

Here's what that means for substance use and prevention.

DEA Warns of Threat Posed by Nitazenes and Bromazolam

DEA warns the public about an emerging threat posed by nitazenes and bromazolam in illicit drugs entering the U.S.

Lung Cancer Diagnosis Comes 2.8 Years Sooner for Smokers of Both Tobacco and Marijuana

A study from researchers at the Creighton University School of Medicine found that lung cancer patients who smoked marijuana and tobacco were diagnosed with the condition 2.8 years earlier than those who smoked tobacco but not marijuana.

Medical, Recreational Marijuana Legalization Associated With Higher Rates of Youth Suicide, Study Shows

Female youth aged 12 to 24 and youth of both sexes aged 14 to 16 living in states with legalized medical marijuana or recreational marijuana between 2000 and 2019 had higher rates of death by suicide than youth in states with no such laws, according to a report in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.