A 17-year-old boy with shaggy blond hair stepped onto the scale at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge, Massachusetts.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends offering buprenorphine to teens addicted to opioids. But only 6% of pediatricians report ever doing so.
In fact, buprenorphine prescriptions for adolescents were declining as overdose deaths for 10- to 19-year-olds more than doubled ... two or three years ago," Julie said. "Would it have changed ...
DALLAS — Deadly, addictive fentanyl has certainly earned the spotlight when it comes to overdose deaths — but carnage from ...
Colin Andrew Shapard, 23, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison followed by three years of supervised ... he was already responsible for the deaths of two young teens.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be presenting the 2024 federal budget on Tuesday, revealing ...
“During the past three years, our community ... the North County saw 70 fentanyl overdose deaths in 2022 but 46 in 2023. South County fentanyl deaths doubled from 33 in 2021 to 66 in 2023.
Deadly, addictive fentanyl has certainly earned the spotlight when it comes to overdose ... Deaths related to psychostimulant use have more than doubled in California over just three years ...
Nearly 25% of recent overdose deaths among 10- to 19-year-olds were ... “Oh my gosh, I would have been having Sam here, like, two or three years ago,” Julie said. “Would it have changed ...
In a twisted, deadly development, drug use among adolescents has declined — but drug-associated deaths are up. The main culprits are fake Xanax, Adderall, or Percocet pills laced with the powerful ...
Deadly, addictive fentanyl has certainly earned the spotlight when it comes to overdose ... Deaths related to psychostimulant use have more than doubled in California over just three years ...