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The recent Monitoring the Future panel study reveals concerning trends in substance use among young adults in the U.S., with a significant rise in past-year marijuana, hallucinogen, and marijuana/nicotine vaping use among those aged 19-30.
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This day is the largest yearly initiative aimed at ending overdose, remembering without stigma those who have died from overdose, and acknowledging the grief of the family and friends left behind.
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Drug Free America Foundation is joining Facing Fentanyl's efforts to address the fentanyl crisis and remember the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning. It is estimated that synthetic opioids like fentanyl kills over 150 people every day.
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When considering the risk/benefit, daily marijuana users risk addiction without any long‐term benefits for chronic pain; both primary care providers and patients using medical marijuana for pain should be aware of such risk.
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Fatal overdoses involving the animal tranquilizer Xylazine reached 3,400 in 2021, a 34-fold increase from 2018 when the number of fatal overdoses involving Xylazine was 102.
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The frequency of young individuals consuming harmful amounts of marijuana edibles or smoking marijuana to the point where they need emergency assistance increased considerably during the pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Marisela Cigliuti, RN, BSN, enlightens about stress, connecting with the body, and provides techniques for self-care including a guided breathing exercise to help us become aware of our body and alleviate stress.
Read MoreCannabis impaired driving has risen drastically since states have legalized marijuana which have led to an increase in fatal crashes like what happened to Jennifer when she was killed by a person high on medical marijuana.
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the 2022 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) report on drug-related emergency department (ED) visits.
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