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It’s HOT outside …. The risk of mixing alcohol and Summer heat can be deadly

Posted on July 15, 2022 by TCYSAPC

TWG and alcohol heatMixing alcohol with the blaze of intense Southern heat can be a dangerous combo. Warm weather makes people want to be outside, congregate with friends and grab an adult beverage from the cooler as a refreshment. But paired with the extreme Texas heat and humidity, excessive alcohol intake can lead

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The Ongoing Epidemic of Youth Suicide in America

Posted on July 15, 2022 by TCYSAPC

The youth suicide rate was stable from 2000 to 2007, it then increased 56 percent between 2007 and 2017.  Even before the pandemic, an alarming number of young people struggled with feelings of helplessness, depression, and thoughts of suicide—and rates have increased over the past decade. The COVID-19 pandemic further

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Youth and fentanyl: Physicians share what every family needs to know concerning counterfeit pills

Posted on July 2, 2022 by TCYSAPC

A roundtable discussion raises alarm about potentially deadly impact on young people who unwittingly take counterfeit pills.   A surge of illicit fentanyl in the Pacific Northwest is supercharging an opioid epidemic with counterfeit pills that are 50 to 100 times more potent than heroin, cheap and readily available — often … Continue to full story .......

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FDA orders Juul Labs to remove products from US market

Posted on July 2, 2022 by TCYSAPC
Juul vape pens could be pulled from US shelves. Altria shares tumbleJune 24, 2022 – (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered Juul Labs Inc. products to be removed from the US market as the agency issued marketing denial orders for its vaping devices and pods.  “As a result, the company must stop selling and distributing these products.
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Alcohol, Marijuana Use Declined Among Youth During Pandemic, Study Reports

Posted on June 23, 2022 by TCYSAPC

photo of man lighting joint close upJune 17, 2022 –WebMD — During the coronavirus pandemic, several substance use behaviors decreased among youths, namely drinking, smoking, vaping, and cannabis use, according to a recent study published in the journal Current Psychiatry Reports.

That likely happened because they had to spend more time at home and
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Texas Advocates Point to Importance of Preventing Underage Drinking – and its Consequences

Posted on June 17, 2022 by TCYSAPC

June 15, 2022 – PRNewswire — With the school year at a close and summer underway, Texans for State and Drug-Free Youth, the state’s leading advocacy organization working to end underage drinking, urged increased awareness on specific risks faced by recent graduates. The CDC recognizes underage drinking as a significant

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Warning signs of youth violence: Recognizing warning signs of violence and what you can do to help

Posted on June 6, 2022 by TCYSAPC
Warning signs of youth violence

APA.ORG — Violence. It’s the act of purposefully hurting someone. And it’s a major issue facing today’s young adults.  According to the 2019 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 13.2% of high school students carried a weapon at least once during the 30 days before

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A Cry for Help from Teen Boys in Austin is Answered; Combatting the teen mental health crisis

Posted on May 25, 2022 by TCYSAPC

As teenage boys in Austin, Texas, returned to school last fall after more than a year learning remotely at home, counselors were alarmed to see how many were talking about suicide.  “We’ve definitely seen an increase in suicidal ideation,” said Roxie Frederick, a counselor at Austin Independent School District’s Alternative … Continue to full story .......

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Travis County declares Public Health Crisis amid rise in drug deaths

Posted on May 25, 2022 by TCYSAPC

May 24, 2022 — TRAVIS COUNTY — It’s not your imagination. More people are dying these days from drug overdoses and drug toxicity. In some cases, it’s someone down on their luck looking for a cheap high, in other cases it’s someone uninsured who turned to what ended up being

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Travis County judge considers declaring public health crisis due to increase of drug overdose deaths

Posted on May 12, 2022 by TCYSAPC

May 10, 2021 — A Travis County judge is considering declaring a public health crisis in response to a rapid increase of drug overdose deaths. A Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office report shows that the leading cause of accidental deaths in 2021 was drug overdoses. Fentanyl was involved in a … Continue to full story .......

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In 2021, US drug overdose deaths hit highest level on record, CDC data shows

Posted on April 26, 2022 by TCYSAPC

Drug overdoses in the United States were deadlier than ever in 2021, according to provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 108,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2021, and about two-thirds of those deaths involved fentanyl or another synthetic opioid.

Overdose deaths have

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Study: Drug use less common, more deadly among teens during pandemic 

Posted on April 17, 2022 by TCYSAPC

Even as drug use has declined among teenagers during the pandemic, overdose deaths increased, likely due to the highly potent opioid fentanyl, according to a new JAMA study.  Overdose deaths among teenagers 14-18 held steady for years before doubling in 2020 as the pandemic set in, and they continued … Continue to full story .......

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