Characteristics and Trends of Prehospital Encounters for Opioid Overdoses Among US Youth, 2018-2022, in JAMA
key takeaway: "Adolescents aged 12 through 17 years were the only age group with a significantly increasing trend both before (2.8 per month, 95% CI 1.4-4.2) and during (1.6 per month, 95% CI 0.5-2.6) the pandemic."
Cannabis Policy Impacts Public Health and Health Equity, by The National Academies
Cannabis Laws and Utilization of Medications for the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders, in JAMA Network Open
key takeaway: "This study suggests that cannabis laws may be significantly associated with the population-level use of prescription drugs to treat mental health disorders, although the associations vary by drug class and state."