Social connection interventions and depression in young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis, in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
key takeaway: "All interventions had beneficial effects on a range of diverse social connection outcomes, but there was no overall statistically significant mean reduction in loneliness for young adults in pooled analyses."
Tobacco Product Use Among Adults — United States, 2017–2023, in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
key takeaway: "During 2017–2023, the approximate 6.8 million-person decrease in the number of adults who currently exclusively smoke cigarettes was offset by an approximate 7.2 million-person increase in the number who currently exclusively use e-cigarettes."
Widening Racial Disparities in the U.S. Overdose Epidemic, in American Journal of Preventive Medicine
key takeaway: "Overall age-adjusted overdose mortality in the U.S. increased from 6.2 to 32.7 deaths per 100,000 between 1999 and 2022. In this same time period, mortality has increased most rapidly in Black, Native, and Hispanic/Latino Americans at 249.3%, 166.3%, and 171.8%, respectively."