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Teens get addicted to opioids after wisdom teeth removal. Insurers are cracking down(The Kansas City Star, March 4) Teens and young people who were first exposed opioid painkillers after getting a prescription from dentists following care were more than 10 times more likely than others in their age range to be diagnosed with opioid abuse within just one year of the prescription, according to a study.
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Teens and vaping marijuana: Understanding the dangers of ‘dabbing’(Chicago Sun-Times, March 5) Among U.S. teens, vaping (the use of e-cigarettes) continues to be very popular. Dabbing – using an e-cigarette to ingest marijuana concentrates – is also gaining in popularity.
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Car crashes, psychosis, suicide: Is the drive to legalize marijuana ignoring major risks?(USA Today, March 6) As marijuana laws continue to change in states across the nation, experts are worried some may forget about the drug’s risks.
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Kratom-Related Poisonings Are Soaring, Study Finds(Health Day News, February 21) U.S. poison control centers are seeing an increase in calls related to the herbal substance kratom.
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Too Often, Opioid Abuse Runs in the Family, Study Shows(Health Day News, February 25) According to a recent study, teens are 30 percent more likely to misuse prescription opioids if one of their parents had.
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Teens Celebrate Being Drug-free Through MusicEach year, the GRAMMY Foundation® and MusiCares® Teens Make Music Contest encourages teens across the nation to create original songs and/or music videos promoting a life free of drugs and the dangers of substance misuse.
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A 'joint' problem: Investigating marijuana and tobacco co-use (Science Daily, February 22) Many people who smoke cigarettes also smoke marijuana. Between 2003 and 2012, the rate of adults who smoked both substances increased.
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These states have been hit the hardest by America's opioid epidemic (CNN, February 22) The opioid epidemic has devastated many areas across the nation, but some have been hit especially hard.
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New study examines the way estrogen affects methamphetamine addiction(Science Daily, February 6) Researchers have found that the stimulant methamphetamine affects female rats differently than it affects male rats.
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Potent marijuana edibles can pose a major unrecognized risk to patients with cardiovascular disease(Science Daily, February 11) With marijuana laws changing throughout the nation, many people may underestimate the risks associated with the drug.
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