Adolescent Medicine News

Post-surgery opioid prescribing for children and teenagers declined between 2014 and 2019, with a sharp decline seen starting in late 2017, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Adolescents who reported multiple symptoms of severe substance use disorder were more likely to report these symptoms in adulthood, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

More than one-third of high school students in the United States reported experiencing poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey results published in MMWR.

About one in four people who may have needed treatment for opioid use disorder received it in 2019, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

DENVER — Multiple socioeconomic and clinician-based factors prevent access to and utilization of exposure and response prevention therapy for youths, a speaker said at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.

Study findings indicate that epidemiologic surveys and patient forms for adolescents should include broader options for sexual orientation and gender identity, researchers reported in Pediatrics.

The 20th annual National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week is being recognized from March 21 to 25.

More than 2.5 million middle and high school students in the United States reported current use of a tobacco product in 2021, according to results from the National Youth Tobacco Survey that were published Thursday in MMWR.

E-cigarette use was associated with greater odds for prediabetes among U.S. adults, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Health.

Researchers found a significant association between neighborhood socioeconomic depression and missed clinic visits for children with medical complexity, according to a study published in Pediatrics.