The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends offering buprenorphine to teens addicted to opioids. But only 6% of pediatricians report ever doing so.
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The number of college athletes dying by suicide doubled in the 20 years to 2022 to become the second most common cause of death among athletes after accidents, according to research published ...
Kaylee Gain, the 16-year-old student who suffered a severe head injury in a fight with another teenage girl near Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis, Missouri, is still in the hospital ...
The Greenville County Coroner's Office reported a decrease in accidental overdose deaths in 2023, the first decline in five years, according to data from the agency. According to Chief Deputy ...
Deadly, addictive fentanyl has certainly earned the spotlight when it comes to overdose deaths — but carnage from stimulants like methamphetamine and cocaine is rising at a much faster clip.
Seven hundred and fifty four people died by drug overdose in the Nashville area last year, a number that makes Davidson County the second-deadliest major metro in the country. Fentanyl was linked ...
The adage “age is just a number” couldn’t be more true when it comes to the youngest Olympians, a cadre of under-16 athletes who have dominated their chosen sports. Dedicating years of their ...
Jacob is your community news reporter covering the Santa Maria Valley. Sobering statistics from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office show that in the last three years, overdose deaths in ...
Younger users' ignorance of risks associated with drugs' unpredictable dosage — the "chocolate chip cookie effect" — is one factor cited in death toll.
A 17-year-old boy with shaggy blond hair stepped onto the scale at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. After he was weighed, he headed for an exam room decorated with decals of ...
A 17-year-old boy with shaggy blond hair stepped onto the scale at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. After he was weighed, he headed for an exam room decorated with decals ...