Topic AddictionAdvertisingAdvertisingCancerCancerChewing TobaccoCigarettesCigarsCostCostDeathDeathDiseaseDiseaseE-cigarettesEnvironmentEpidemicFashionFlavors/MentholFlavors/MentholGamingHealth RisksHealth RisksHealth RisksHeroinHookahIngredientsIngredientsJuulLegal AgeLegal AgeMarketingMarketingMoviesMusicOpioidsOverdosePainkillersPetsPop CulturePop CulturePrescriptionsProductsProfilingProfilingQuittingQuittingRecoveryRetailRetailSmoke-Free PlacesSmoke-Free PlacesSmokingSocial MediaStreamingTobacco SalesTobacco SnuffTVVaping ShowClose Filters Filter by Tags Subtags Search Change Issue SmokingVapingOpioids Showing 108 of 549 results. Fact Fact Fact One study showed that teens who used e-cigs had high levels of likely carcinogens in their urine compared to teens who don’t use e-cigs. 195 Reactions Source: Abou-Sabe, K., & McFadden, C. (2018). As teen use of Juul soars, doctors ask, what's really in these e-cigs?. NBC News. See all +less − E-cigarettes, Health Risks, Ingredients Fact Fact Fact E-cigarette aerosols can contain toxic chemicals like acrylonitrile, propylene, oxide, and crotonaldehyde. 7 Reactions Source: Think E-Cigs Can’t Harm Teens’ Health?. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2020). See all +less − E-cigarettes, Ingredients Fact Fact Fact The mining, manufacturing, and disposal of e-cigs can be harmful to the environment. 6 Reactions Source: Hendlin, Y. (2018). Alert: Public Health Implications of Electronic Cigarette Waste. American Journal Of Public Health, 108(11), 1489-1490. See all +less − E-cigarettes Fact Fact Fact In one local study, youth vapers doubled their risk of chronic bronchitic symptoms compared to non-vapers. 4 Reactions Source: McConnell R, Barrington-Trimis JL, Wang K, et al. Electronic Cigarette Use and Respiratory Symptoms in Adolescents. 2017;195(8):1043-1049. See all +less − Health Risks Fact Fact Fact Opioids can cause constipation. 55 Reactions Source: Lee, A.A. & Hasler, W.L. Curr Treat Options Gastro (2016) 14: 478. See all +less − Health Risks Fact Fact Fact In 2012, every 25 minutes, a baby was born suffering from opioid withdrawal. 25 Reactions Source: Patrick SW, Davis MM, Lehmann CU, Cooper WO. Increasing incidence and geographic distribution of neonatal abstinence syndrome: United States 2009 to 2012 [published correction appears in J Perinatol. 2015 Aug;35(8):667. Lehman, C U [corrected to Lehmann, C U]]. J Perinatol. 2015;35(8):650–655. doi:10.1038/jp.2015.36 See all +less − Health Risks Fact Fact Fact The number of women who used opioids during pregnancy increased nearly 70% between 2015 and 2017. 11 Reactions Source: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2018). 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD See all +less − Epidemic Fact Fact Fact Non-addictive painkillers, like ibuprofen and acetaminophen, can be just as effective as prescription opioids at reducing certain types of pain. 22 Reactions Source: Chang AK, Bijur PE, Esses D, Barnaby DP, Baer J. Effect of a Single Dose of Oral Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency DepartmentA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA.2017;318(17):1661–1667. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16190 See all +less − Painkillers Fact Fact Fact Adolescent athletes in some high-injury sports are at a 50% higher risk of misusing prescription painkillers than their peers who don't participate in these sports. 19 Reactions Source: Veliz PT, Boyd C, McCabe SE. Playing through pain: sports participation and nonmedical use of opioid medications among adolescents. Am J Public Health. 2013;103(5):e28–e30. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301242 See all +less − Addiction Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 Current page12 Page13 Page14 Page15 Page16 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
Fact Fact Fact One study showed that teens who used e-cigs had high levels of likely carcinogens in their urine compared to teens who don’t use e-cigs. 195 Reactions Source: Abou-Sabe, K., & McFadden, C. (2018). As teen use of Juul soars, doctors ask, what's really in these e-cigs?. NBC News. See all +less − E-cigarettes, Health Risks, Ingredients
Fact Fact Fact E-cigarette aerosols can contain toxic chemicals like acrylonitrile, propylene, oxide, and crotonaldehyde. 7 Reactions Source: Think E-Cigs Can’t Harm Teens’ Health?. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2020). See all +less − E-cigarettes, Ingredients
Fact Fact Fact The mining, manufacturing, and disposal of e-cigs can be harmful to the environment. 6 Reactions Source: Hendlin, Y. (2018). Alert: Public Health Implications of Electronic Cigarette Waste. American Journal Of Public Health, 108(11), 1489-1490. See all +less − E-cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact In one local study, youth vapers doubled their risk of chronic bronchitic symptoms compared to non-vapers. 4 Reactions Source: McConnell R, Barrington-Trimis JL, Wang K, et al. Electronic Cigarette Use and Respiratory Symptoms in Adolescents. 2017;195(8):1043-1049. See all +less − Health Risks
Fact Fact Fact Opioids can cause constipation. 55 Reactions Source: Lee, A.A. & Hasler, W.L. Curr Treat Options Gastro (2016) 14: 478. See all +less − Health Risks
Fact Fact Fact In 2012, every 25 minutes, a baby was born suffering from opioid withdrawal. 25 Reactions Source: Patrick SW, Davis MM, Lehmann CU, Cooper WO. Increasing incidence and geographic distribution of neonatal abstinence syndrome: United States 2009 to 2012 [published correction appears in J Perinatol. 2015 Aug;35(8):667. Lehman, C U [corrected to Lehmann, C U]]. J Perinatol. 2015;35(8):650–655. doi:10.1038/jp.2015.36 See all +less − Health Risks
Fact Fact Fact The number of women who used opioids during pregnancy increased nearly 70% between 2015 and 2017. 11 Reactions Source: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2018). 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD See all +less − Epidemic
Fact Fact Fact Non-addictive painkillers, like ibuprofen and acetaminophen, can be just as effective as prescription opioids at reducing certain types of pain. 22 Reactions Source: Chang AK, Bijur PE, Esses D, Barnaby DP, Baer J. Effect of a Single Dose of Oral Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics on Acute Extremity Pain in the Emergency DepartmentA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA.2017;318(17):1661–1667. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16190 See all +less − Painkillers
Fact Fact Fact Adolescent athletes in some high-injury sports are at a 50% higher risk of misusing prescription painkillers than their peers who don't participate in these sports. 19 Reactions Source: Veliz PT, Boyd C, McCabe SE. Playing through pain: sports participation and nonmedical use of opioid medications among adolescents. Am J Public Health. 2013;103(5):e28–e30. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301242 See all +less − Addiction