Pediatricians Can Be First Responders for Preventing Substance Use

Nov. 12, 2019 – As substance use-related deaths increase at an unprecedented rate, prevention and intervention efforts must be part of the overall strategy to respond to the current crisis. The critical role that pediatricians can play in promoting behavioral health has been increasingly recognized. Unfortunately, new research shows
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Reports of Round Rock ISD students vaping spiked last school year

Nov. 13, 2019 – AAS — The reported number of students vaping in the Round Rock school district skyrocketed last school year, spurring a student-led group and the superintendent to take action on curtailing the habit among students.

The Round Rock district is not alone in seeing increases in student

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Amid National Health Crisis, Pain Plan Reduces Opioid Use for New Moms, says UT Medical School Professor

Oct 14, 2019 – AUSTIN, Texas – A newly standardized pain treatment plan for pregnant women delivering in hospitals reduced mothers’ opioid use before and after delivery and may reduce their risk of opioid addiction later, according to a study published in the latest issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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Will clampdown on vaping send users back to smokes?

WASHINGTON – Statesman.Com — Experts who study tobacco policy fear the scattershot approach of the clampdown could have damaging, unintended consequences, including driving adults who vape back to cigarette smoking, which remains the nation’s leading preventable cause of death.

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How to talk to your kids about vaping

Sept. 28, 2019 – Statesman.com – Parents can be on the lookout for some signs that their kids are vaping. Who are their friends? Are their friends vaping? Do you go into their room and smell something sweet? Do you see something that looks like a pen or a flash … Continue to full story .......

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YSAPC TownHall: How to talk to your kids about vaping and alcohol

 

2019 Communities Talk:  Town Hall Meeting for the Prevention Underage Drinking and “Vaping”

When:  Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Time:  6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Where:  Rudy Zapata Room, Integral Care Dove Springs,
5015 S. IH35 Austin, TX 78744

Free Dinner and Refreshments!

To Register – CLICK HERE

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What does it feel like to be drunk? What you need to know about levels of drunkenness

Because alcohol changes the way the brain processes information, it also makes it difficult for people to make suitable decisions or assess their own behavior. For example, people who are very drunk might underestimate how intoxicated they are. Some might not even know that they are drunk.  BAC is a

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Adolescents are vulnerable to the opioid epidemic, too

Adolescents are vulnerable to the opioid epidemic, tooSept. 15, 2019 — I am stating the obvious when I say that there is an opioid crisis today.  Since most opiates are used as treatment for pain, people with opioid use disorder are friends, family members and unfortunately our children. Yes, even our children.

Adolescence is a time of

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Government will propose banning flavors used in e-cigarettes

Sept 11, 2019 – WASHINGTON (AP) ” President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes to combat a recent surge in underage vaping.  A ban on flavors would represent a huge blow to the vaping industry, including companies like Juul, which has … Continue to full story .......

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Tech could revive pot cases sidelined by hemp law, Austin police say

Texas now defines hemp as containing less than

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Michigan becomes first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes

Sept. 4, 2019 — WashingtonPost — Michigan on Wednesday will become the first state in the nation to ban flavored e-cigarettes, a step the governor said was needed to protect young people from the potentially harmful effects of vaping.  It also noted that nicotine can affect the developing brain and

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Surgeon General to teens and pregnant women: Weed is way too risky for developing brains

August 29, 2019 – USAToday — Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued an advisory Thursday warning against marijuana use by teens, pregnant women and those who are breastfeeding because of its effects on the “developing brain.”  “No amount of marijuana use in pregnancy or adolescence is safe,” said Adams, the father … Continue to full story .......

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