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Young people are at risk of experiencing significant respiratory symptoms, including bronchitis and shortness of breath, after just 30 days of electronic cigarette use, according to a new study.

District policies about Naloxone on school campus differ.

Young American adults have doubled their use of non-LSD hallucinogens in just a few years, a new report warns.

The harsh reality of drug usage among high school students is staggering.

One in four middle and high school students has reported abusing prescription stimulant medications used to treat ADHD, according to a cross-sectional study recently published in the journal JAMA Network Open. 1 Non-medical use of prescription stimulants among teens remains more prevalent than misuse of other prescription drugs, including opioids and benzodiazepines, the research found.

Parents and educators will find this short video series -- a partnership between the University of Virginia's Gordie Center and Region Ten Community Services Board -- helpful in identifying the risks of youth drug and alcohol use.

Drug overdoses claimed more American lives than did vehicle crashes or firearm-related incidents, combined, in 2021, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Teen "past month" marijuana use has fallen to its lowest point in decades, according to a new report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Drug overdose deaths totaled 103,550 in the 12-month period ending November 2022, according to provisional data released by the CDC.

As an emergency and addiction physician practicing on the front lines of the emergency department, I am seeing firsthand the devastating damage marijuana causes.