Psychology & Psychiatry
Teen pot use linked to later depression, suicide attempts
(HealthDay)—Pot may be particularly dangerous for the teenaged brain, a new review suggests.
Feb 13, 2019
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Addiction
Study finds relationship between neighborhood drug sales and drug use
For decades, research has generally focused on individual, family and peer factors to explain illicit drug use, neglecting neighborhood factors as a cause. While the scant previous research on neighborhood factors and illicit ...
Oct 2, 2014
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Use of synthetic drug Flakka rare among high school seniors, but most users take numerous drugs
Nearly 1 percent of high school seniors report using Flakka, a highly potent and potentially dangerous synthetic drug, according to a study by researchers at NYU School of Medicine, the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research ...
Jan 29, 2019
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Addiction
New research finds rise of frequent cannabis vaping among US high school seniors
Frequent cannabis vaping, defined as vaping at least 10 times a month, more than doubled among high school seniors in the United States between 2018 and 2019, according to new research from NYU Grossman School of Medicine ...
May 6, 2021
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Hookah tobacco smoking seems to be increasing in both prevalence and frequency
Nearly 1 in 5 recently surveyed high school seniors report having smoked tobacco from a hookah in the past year, and more than a third of them reported smoking hookahs often enough to be considered regular users, an analysis ...
Sep 15, 2015
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Pediatrics
More U.S. teens shunning drugs, alcohol
(HealthDay)—Over the last four decades, more American teenagers have decided to say no to drugs and alcohol, a new report shows.
Jul 19, 2018
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Addiction
Adolescents underreport amphetamine use, likely unaware that adderall is amphetamine
High school seniors appear to be underreporting their nonmedical use of amphetamine, despite reporting using Adderall without a doctor's orders, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at NYU ...
Oct 23, 2017
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Daily marijuana use among US college students highest since 1980
Daily marijuana use among the nation's college students is on the rise, surpassing daily cigarette smoking for the first time in 2014.
Sep 1, 2015
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Health
Despite socioeconomic gains, black-white 'health gap' remains
Boston pediatrician Dr. April Inniss has read the studies. She has reviewed the reports. She's spoken with colleagues. She has even done her own research.
Feb 13, 2019
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Drug, alcohol abuse more likely among high school dropouts
(HealthDay News) —The link between poor academic performance and substance abuse just got stronger, with a new U.S. government report showing ties between the two.
Feb 20, 2013
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