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PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY | Heightened Threat: Fentanyl Mixed with Emerging Synthetic Drugs

Law enforcement and public health officials are seeing the synthetic opioid fentanyl — the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18-45 — combined with highly potent substances such as xylazine, nitazenes, cychlorphine, and medetomidine.

Largest Long-Term US Brain Development Study: Possible Link Between Marijuana Use in Teens and Slower Brain

A new [University of California] San Diego study found that there could be a connection between marijuana use and slower development of memory, focus and thinking speed in teenagers.

Woman Whose Son Died From Drugs Bought on Social Media Celebrates Verdicts Against Meta, YouTube

A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media celebrated a pair of verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube that she said opened the door for companies to be held responsible for harms to children using their platforms.

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.