Youths with mood disorders who use and abuse cannabis (marijuana) have a higher risk for self-harm, death by all causes and death by unintentional overdose and homicide, according to research led by The Ohio State University ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Results of a national study show significant sex and age-based differences among youth and young adults who experience a nonfatal opioid overdose. Female youth between the ages of 11 and 16 have a higher incidence of nonfatal ...
Dec 22, 2020
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E-cigarette use among young people has fallen for the first time in Wales but declines in youth smoking have stalled, analysis from Cardiff University shows.
Oct 9, 2020
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Most parents know or suspect when their child smokes, but they are much more likely to be in the dark if the child vapes or uses other tobacco products, according to a large national study by researchers at UC San Francisco.
Oct 5, 2020
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American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement in response to today's release of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Survey:
Aug 21, 2020
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Frequent social media use can impact depressive symptoms over time for LGBTQ youth, according to research from a Washington State University communication professor.
Jul 23, 2020
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With or without physical separation due to COVID-19, youth are using social media to connect and support each other, according to a report released today. Three leading researchers have just published Youth Connections for ...
Jun 23, 2020
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Job skills training for low-income youth does more than just help them get better jobs—it makes them significantly less likely than others to use some illicit drugs, even 16 years later.
May 13, 2020
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In less than a decade, e-cigarette use among high schoolers in the U.S. has skyrocketed, from almost none in 2011 (1.5%) to more than one-fourth in 2019 (27.5%). Alarm bells have sounded for doctors, parents and schools; ...
May 7, 2020
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The odds of suicide decrease among youths who have more mental health visits, according to a study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics.
May 4, 2020
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