Pediatricians were less likely to provide counseling and more likely to refer patients to care off-site for opioid use than for alcohol abuse, a new survey found.
In 2022, the United States witnessed the deaths of approximately 22 teenagers aged between 14 and 18 every week due to drug overdoses, with the mortality rate for this demographic increasing to 5.2 per 100,000. This surge has been attributed to the prevalence of fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, acc
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