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  2. Stress is a key factor driving some teens to drugs and ... - AOL

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    Supporting and improving mental health could have a direct impact on substance use among teens in the United States, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  3. CDC report finds teens are using drugs — often alone — to ...

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    It's important to understand why teens use or misuse drugs, so the right resources and education can help them, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, wrote in an email.

  4. Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

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    On January 30, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic is deemed a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization (WHO). The public and healthcare professionals experience higher levels of anxiety as a result of increased worldwide knowledge. The WHO formally designates COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

  5. Opioid epidemic - Wikipedia

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    Teens commonly use opioids as recreational drugs, instead of what they are supposed to be used for, pain management. [35] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that for every opioid death of a teen there are 119 emergency visits and 22 treatment admissions related to opioid abuse.

  6. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine during the COVID-19 pandemic

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    On 24 April 2020, citing the risk of "serious heart rhythm problems", the FDA posted a caution against using the drug for COVID-19 "outside of the hospital setting or a clinical trial". [ 17 ] Their use was withdrawn as a possible treatment for COVID-19 infection when it proved to have no benefit for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 ...

  7. High-dose ADHD drugs linked to 81% higher psychosis risk ...

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    Previous research shows that prescription amphetamine use in adults has been increasing in the United States, increasing 70% from 2011 to 2021, with a larger spike during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  8. Opioid epidemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    During times of economic distress such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the 2008 recession, harmful rates of drug use has been seen to increase in populations experiencing joblessness and disadvantaged populations; [152] [201] moreover, Carpenter et al. found evidence that economic downturns lead to increases in the intensity of prescription pain ...

  9. Reasons for hope: the drugs, tests and tactics that may ... - AOL

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