The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends offering buprenorphine to teens addicted to opioids. But only 6% of pediatricians report ever doing so.
“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 ...
Overdose deaths have more than doubled since 2017 ... Opioid drug overdoses hit the U.S. in three deadly waves, each a consequence of the one before it. Prescription painkillers became a leading ...
The number of college athletes dying by suicide doubled in the 20 years to 2022 to become the ... as well as more detailed information on deaths by overdose, which could be deliberate or accidental.
The Italian Gymnastics Team in 1928, ages 11 and 12 In the 1928 Olympics, Italy sent three young gymnasts to represent it in the Olympics: Luigina Giavotti, who was 11 years and 301 days old ...
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 ...
Three individuals were shot and five have been ... Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said, adding that the teen is now in stable condition. Authorities also said that one of their ...
Younger users' ignorance of risks associated with drugs' unpredictable dosage — the "chocolate chip cookie effect" — is one factor cited in death toll.
Officials say the numbers are subject to change, as medical investigations on deaths over the past three years are being finalized. But the preliminary numbers are the lowest seen in the past decade.
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 ...