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Benzodiazepine prescriptions and overdose deaths increased considerably from 1996 to 2013

Benzodiazepine Prescriptions Rose From 1996 to 2013

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Overdose death rate also increased but leveled out after 2010
Cannabis use is not associated with increased risk of mood or anxiety disorders

Cannabis Use Not Linked to Risk of Mood, Anxiety Disorders

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But significantly associated with any substance use, alcohol use, drug use disorders
Nonmedical stimulant use has increased among adults in recent years

Nonmedical Stimulant Use Up Among Adults, Not Teens

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Emergency department visits related to dextroamphetamine-amphetamine up for adults
New survey results suggest that teenagers who go to tanning salons are more likely to smoke

Higher Substance Use Found Among Teens Who Tan

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Found more likely to smoke, drink, and use illegal drugs and steroids
U.S. researchers are challenging a leading theory about the nation's heroin epidemic

Pathway to Heroin Described in NEJM Commentary

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Initial exposure to opioids appears to 'push' potential addicts to heroin
Between 2000 and 2009

Newborn Abstinence Sx Up, Tied to Increasing Prenatal Opioid Use

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~14 to 22 percent of pregnant women in the United States are prescribed opioids
Patients with a nonfatal opioid overdose are almost always prescribed opioids after overdose

After Nonfatal Overdose, Most Patients Prescribed More Opioids

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Cumulative incidence of repeated overdose 17 percent for those receiving high doses after overdose
Teens who use abuse prescription drugs such as opioids are more likely to have sex or to participate in risky sexual behaviors

Abuse of Prescription Drugs Ups Sexual Risks for Teens

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Those taking these drugs with no prescription more likely to have multiple partners, forgo condom use
Nationwide

Drug Overdose Rates Up Substantially Among U.S. Youth

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Prescription meds, heroin largely to blame, with some states hit especially hard
Narcan (naloxone hydrochloride) nasal spray has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to stop or reverse an overdose of opioids.

FDA Approves Narcan Nasal Spray to Counter Opioid Overdose

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First-of-its-kind drug sanctioned to reverse effects of heroin or oxycodone use