New studies highlight changing trends in substance use, treatment among children
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Below is a list of stories involving substance use and children that were published by Healio in 2023.
Study links ‘shocking’ rise in child suicide rates to opioid crisis
From 2011 to 2018, child suicide rates in the United States increased by 83%, a rise which may be connected to the nation’s opioid crisis, according to a study published in Demography. Read more.
Out-of-pocket costs for buprenorphine fall but price remains barrier for many
Although mean daily out-of-pocket costs for buprenorphine — a medication for opioid use disorder — fell from 2015 to 2020, cost remains a barrier for many people, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics. Read more.
Buprenorphine rarely available for adolescents at US addiction treatment centers
Only one-quarter of residential addiction treatment centers caring for adolescents offer buprenorphine to patients with opioid use disorder, according to findings published in JAMA. Read more.
Addiction treatment declines among youths despite increase in ODs
Buprenorphine dispensing among youths decreased significantly from 2015 to 2020 despite a rise in opioid-related overdoses, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Read more.
Study: Partial restrictions not enough to dissuade e-cigarette use
Partial restrictions that cover only a subset of products have been ineffective at discouraging e-cigarette use among young people, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
E-cigarette sales surge to more than 22 million units per month
E-cigarette sales in the United States surged by nearly 47% from 2020 to 2022 to more than 22 million units per month, according to study findings published in MMWR. Read more.
Study: Most teens who use e-cigarettes try to quit without help
Most adolescents who use e-cigarettes have attempted to quit in the past year but usually without seeking outside help, according to study findings published in Pediatrics. Read more.
Study finds rapid increase in pediatric exposures to edible cannabis
Edible cannabis exposures increased rapidly among young children in the United States in the past 5 years after many states’ legalized recreational cannabis, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Read more.
Cannabis-related emergency visits increased among US youth during pandemic
Over 90% of emergency department visits involving cannabis among those aged 25 years or younger occur between the ages of 15 and 24 years, a study published in MMWR found. Read more.
Study identifies THC dose likely to be toxic to children
Children who ingest cannabis edibles with a weight-based dose of tetrahydrocannabinol that is more than 1.7 mg/kg are more likely to develop severe and prolonged toxicity, researchers determined. Read more.
Survey: More US teens abstaining from drugs, alcohol
More than 60% of 12th graders who responded to a yearly survey of junior high and high school students reported not using alcohol, cannabis or nicotine in the past 30 days — the highest level of abstention in the survey’s history. Read more.
[ Editor’s note: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration national helpline is 1-800-662-HELP (4357).]
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