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Addiction News & Policy Update for Week Ending March 25, 2022
With overdoses at record highs, a veterinary tranquilizer spreading through the U.S. drug supply poses new threats
It was in the mid-2010s, the researchers heard, when "tranq dope" took off in Philadelphia.Over 2.5 million students were current users of tobacco products last year, survey shows
About 1 in 8 US high school students -- more than 2 million total -- said they had used tobacco products in the previous 30 days, the vast majority being e-cigarettes, according to results from the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey.
Despite federal crackdowns on the sale of flavored vape pods such as Juul, new data show that 2 million middle and high school students are still vaping, primarily flavored vapes.
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Telehealth Has Played an Outsized Role Meeting Mental Health Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
There has been a rapid increase in the use of telehealth thus far into the COVID-19 pandemic for both mental and physical health concerns. While many employer health plans covered telehealth prior to the pandemic, utilization of these services was relatively low, accounting for less than 1% of outpatient visits.