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Legalized Pot Tied to Rise in Young Men's Suicide Attempts
Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Legalizing Marijuana Tied to More Binge Drinking in Folks Over 30
Lesbians, Gays Suffer More Mental Health Issues, Drug Use Problems: Survey
Less Sleep Brings Worse Grades for College Kids, Study Finds
Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
LGBQ Teens More Likely to Contemplate Suicide at Younger Age
LGBTQ Youth Have Double the Risk for Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
LGBTQ+ Support Groups in Schools Boost Students' Mental Health
Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
Local Sales Bans on Flavored Tobacco Products in California Cut Use
Lockdowns Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis
Lockdowns Gave Boost to Type 1 Diabetes Control in Kids
Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
Logic's Hit '1-800-273-8255' May Have Saved American Lives
Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Long-Haul COVID in Kids Typically Ends Within 3 Months: Study
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Lots of Teens, Young Adults Are Helping to Care for Older Loved Ones
Lots of 'THC-Free' CBD Products Contain THC: Study
LSD Is Making a Comeback Among Young Americans
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Psilocybin Shows Early Promise in Easing Migraines
'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
Many Kids With Asthma Are Unprepared for Adult Asthma Care
Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study
Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes
Many Parents Support 'Teens Helping Teens' Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll
Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll
Many Parents Worry That Kids Fell Behind in Schooling During Pandemic
Many Teens Easily Fooled by Fake Online Health Messages
Many Turn to Weed to Ease Chronic Pain in States Where It's Legal
Many U.S. High School Kids Report Sadness, Stress, Abuse During Pandemic
Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Marijuana Can Affect Fetal Development, Even If Used Early in Pregnancy
Marijuana Edibles Are Sending Kids to the ER: Here's Tips to Keep Them Safe
Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
Marijuana Use Implicated in Almost a Third of Cases of Schizophrenia in Young Men
Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD
Medical Marijuana May Help Ease Severe Epilepsy in Kids: Study
Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study
Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
Middle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record Levels
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective in Kids 12 and Older
Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Month-Long Recovery From Concussion Is Normal: Study
More Americans Than Ever Believe Marijuana Smoke Is Safer Than Cigarette Smoke. They're Wrong
More Are Turning to Pot When Depressed – But Does It Help or Harm?
More Cyberbullying, More Suicidal Thoughts Among Teens: Study
More Folks Drive High When Pot Made Legal: Study
More 'Green Time,' Less Screen Time Boosts Kids' Mental Health
More Kids Vape Weed in States Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal
More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain
More Pets Being Poisoned by Cannabis
More Pot-Linked Poisoning Cases as Edibles' Popularity Booms
More Teens Are Getting Weight Loss Surgery, If Families Can Afford It
More Teens Worldwide Are Underestimating Their Weight
More Than 1 Million U.S. Kids Diagnosed With COVID in Single Week
More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries
More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
More U.S. Women Using Marijuana to Help Ease Menopause: Study
More Women Turning to Marijuana Products to Help With Menopause
More Women Using Cannabis to Help Ease Menopause Symptoms
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most High School Students Are OK With Wearing Masks: Survey
Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Nearly 15% of School-Age Children in U.S. Have Received Mental Health Treatment
Nearly 600,000 U.S. Kids Had COVID Last Week
Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion
Nearly Half of Teens Get Behind the Wheel Shortly After a Concussion
Nearly Half of U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Use Pot or CBD; Many Don't Tell Doctors
Need Advice on Medical Pot for Cancer Care? Don't Ask Local Dispensary
Nerve Drug Might Curb Spinal Cord Damage, Mouse Study Suggests
New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
New Law Allows FDA to Police E-Cigs Made With Synthetic Nicotine
New Opioids Are Joining the Illicit Drug Supply, and They're More Potent Than Fentanyl
New TikTok Trend of Mouth Taping During Sleep Carries Dangers
Newbies More Apt to Have Bad Reaction to Marijuana: Study
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
No Evidence Marijuana Raises Stroke Risk
No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
Obesity in Teen Years Might Trigger Type 1 Diabetes
Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
Odds for Mental Illness Rise in Kids After Concussion
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Omega-3s From Fish Might Curb Asthma in Kids, But Genes Matter
One App Is Especially Bad for Teens' Sleep
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
One Key to Good Sleep for Teens: No Social Media at Bedtime
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
Online Therapy, Coaches Help Ease Eating Disorders
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Oregon Decriminalized Possession of Small Amounts of Drugs. Fatal ODs Didn't Skyrocket
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
Over 3 Million U.S. School Kids Now Vaping or Smoking
Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
Pandemic Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia
Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
Pandemic Has Harmed Mental Health of Nearly Half of U.S. Teens: Poll
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll
Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic 'Silver Lining:' Better Sleep for Some
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Parents' Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
Parents' Mistrust of HPV Vaccine May Be Growing
Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping
Parents' Poll Finds Strong Support for Vaccination of Students, Teachers
Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic
Parents, Look Out for Mental Health Issues as College Kids Return to Class
People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Police Often Fail to Enforce Laws on Underage Drinking: Study
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll Shows Parents Torn When Teens Enter the Workforce
Polls Find Most U.S. Young People Take COVID Threat Seriously
Pot May Not Be the Best Rx for a Migraine
Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
Pot Use in Early Pregnancy Linked to Long-Term Mental Health Issues in Kids
Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Raises Risks After Severe Form of Stroke
Pot Use Rises as Year Goes on: Study
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids
Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
Prior COVID Won't Shield Kids From Omicron, But Vaccine Might
Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
Psychologists' Group Issues First Guidelines on Teens' Use of Social Media
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Put the Brakes on Driving After a Concussion
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms
Rate of Kids Hospitalized in Mental Health Crisis Keeps Rising
Rates for Suicides, Homicides Keep Rising for Young Americans
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Recent Pot Use Tied to Rise in Heart Attack Risk for Young Adults
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally
Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Schools Can Reopen Safely If Precautions in Place, Australian Study Shows
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends
Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet
Should Kids Take Ozempic, Wegovy? The Idea Has Some Experts Worried
Sibling Bullying Carries Long-Term Mental Health Costs
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Singer Selena Gomez to Launch Mental Health Platform
Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Sleep Troubles Tied to Suicidal Thoughts in Teens
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Media Is Parents' Top Concern as Kids Head Back to School: Poll
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Some Pot Edibles Mimic Candy, Raising Dangers for Kids
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
Speeding, Texting a Dangerous Duo for Many Teen Drivers: Study
Spotting an Eating Disorder in Your College-Age Child
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
Study Delivers More Evidence of a Mental Health Crisis Among Teens, Particularly Girls
Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers
Study Probes Links in Asthma, Food Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents Doubled in 10 Years
Summer Drowning Deaths Can Happen Quickly: Know the Facts
Summer Jobs Give Kids More Than a Paycheck
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
Survival Improves for Babies of America's Youngest Moms
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Taking ADHD Meds Won't Raise a Kid's Odds for Drug Abuse Later: Study
Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
Talking to Kids About Abortion Bans Can Be Tough. Experts Offer Guidance
Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
Team Sports: Good for Kids' Minds, Too
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
Teen Tanning Bed Ban Would Prevent Thousands of U.S. Melanoma Cases
Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens' Heart Risk From COVID Far Exceeds That of Vaccination: Study
Teens May Have Eaten Healthier During Pandemic
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Teens on TikTok: Fun, But Addictive and Maybe Harmful
Teens Who Text While Driving May Take Other Risks Behind the Wheel
Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
Teens With Autism and Driving: Often a Tough Discussion
Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars
Teens: You Got Your COVID Vaccine, What Now?
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
The #1 Enemy of Good Sleep for School Kids: Screens
The Age When People Seek Help for Gender Dysphoria Is Falling
The Most Common Form of Bullying Isn't Physical or Verbal
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
TikTok 'Slugging' Trend Has People Coating Their Faces With Grease
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips to Helping Your Teen Get Enough Zzzzzs
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Few Young People Get Mental Health Follow-Up After ER Visit
Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Too Much Social Media Could Raise Risk for Eating Disorders
Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
Two-Thirds of Parents of Kids Ages 5-11 Plan to Get Them Vaccinated Against COVID: Poll
Type 1 Diabetes Is Tougher on Girls Than Boys: Study
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
U.K. School Studies Find No Benefit of Mindfulness for Kids' Mental Health
U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago
U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes
U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
U.S. HPV Vaccination Rates Rising, Even Among Boys
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
U.S. Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled
U.S. Marines Study Finds Getting COVID Won't Protect Young People From Reinfection
U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. Pediatricians, Psychiatrists Declare 'Emergency' in Child Mental Health
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
U.S. Surgeon General Warns That Social Media Can Harm Teens' Mental Health
U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit
Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Use Pot? You May Need More Sedation During Endoscopies
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Using a CBD Product? Be Sure to Tell Your Doctor
Using an Online Pharmacy to Buy Meds? It's Buyer Beware, FDA Says
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
Vaccinated Teachers, Students Can Skip Masks This Fall: CDC
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping Could Raise Teens' Odds for Severe COVID
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
'Virtual' Driver Program Could Make Driving Safer for Teens With ADHD
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Want That Pill to Work Fast? Your Body Position Matters
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Weed-Friendly Posts on Social Media Get Teens Using Cannabis
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
What's in Your CBD Product? Labels Often Mislead
When Are Head Injury Risks Highest for Young Soccer Players?
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?
When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
Where Pot Became Legal, Car Crash Deaths Rose: Study
Which High School Sports Cause Kids the Most Injuries?
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Kids Face the Highest Risk of Self-Harm?
Which Kids' Sports Have Higher Odds for Head Injury?
White House Says July 4 Vaccination Goal Won't Be Met
WHO Experts Say Healthy Kids, Teens May Not Need More COVID Shots
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Who Will Respond Best to Ketamine for Severe Depression? New Study Takes a Look
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
Will Pot or CBD Make You a Worse Driver?
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People
Words Can Wound When Parents Talk to Kids About Obesity
Worried About Your Teen's Social Media Use? Experts Offer Help
Worry, Depression, Burnout: Survey Finds College Students Stressed as Fall Term Nears
Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help
Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening
Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought
Young People Recover Quickly From Rare Heart Side Effect of COVID Vaccine
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
Youth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic
Youth Suicide Attempts Drop in U.S. States With Hate Crime Laws
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking