The prevalence of gambling and problematic gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis, in The Lancet Public Health
key takeaway: "Globally, 46·2% (95% CI 41·7–50·8) of adults and 17·9% (14·8–21·2) of adolescents had gambled in the past 12 months. Rates of gambling were higher among men (49·1%; 45·5–52·6) than women (37·4%; 32·0–42·5). Among adults, 8·7% (6·6–11·3) were classified as engaging in any risk gambling, and 1·41% (1·06–1·84) were engaging in problematic gambling. Among adults, rates of problematic gambling were greatest among online casino or slots gambling (15·8%; 10·7–21·6)."
Supporting Your Mental Health During Election Season, by The Mental Health Coalition
Concurrent Use of Tobacco and Cannabis and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in US Youths, in JAMA Network Open
key takeaway: "Concurrent use was associated with almost twice the odds of reporting higher levels of externalizing problems compared with tobacco or cannabis use exclusively, but this association did not hold for internalizing problems."