Nonfatal fentanyl exposures increased nearly 1,200% among children and adolescents from 2015 to 2023, according to findings published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Researchers also reported that overdoses are becoming more severe, and intentional fentanyl use among children and teens is growing.
Never in a million years did Ann GaugerYouth who consume alcohol face unique dangers because of their undeveloped brains and the loosening of inhibitions that can lead to more dangerous experimentation with drugs. Alcohol is the most used substance by adolescents. In a 2023 SAMSHA study, nearly 15 percent of teens ages 12 to 20 reported using
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