A new AAP clinical report describes risk and protective factors, motives and sources of nonmedical prescription drug use among adolescents and young adults. It also outlines what pediatricians can do to prevent and reduce harms related to such use.

Following the November elections, a new Congress, a new White House and new state legislatures will be faced with the challenge of keeping nicotine products away from kids and teens.

Delta-8 THC is an intoxicating substance found in low amounts in cannabis plants and likely is produced by synthetic methods.

Pediatricians wrote just 6% of the dispensed naloxone prescriptions for adolescents despite a 991% increase during the study period.

Female and LGBTQ+ high school students continue to struggle with mental health, violence and substance use more than their peers, and more students are reporting violence at school, the report showed.

The AAP was named among best companies in Chicago area; four-day CardioPREP course coming July 18; free courses on infection prevention and prenatal opioid exposure available now.

More than 100 individual initiatives and referenda will be considered in the Nov. 5 election in the 26 states that permit them.

The new Healthy Children podcast aims to inform all parents through chats with experts on child health.

If federal officials move forward with a proposal to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk drug, the AAP will weigh in on how best to protect children’s health and safety.

The number of exposures to psilocybin among those ages 13-25 held steady between 2013 and 2018. Cases started increasing significantly among adolescents in 2019 and young adults in 2020.

Twenty-three states had no residential facilities for treatment of opioid use disorder in adolescents that accepted Medicaid.

Authors said they were especially concerned that about half of the teens misusing prescription drugs reported doing so alone.

Authors called for expanding use of alcohol ignition interlock devices for drivers convicted of DUI, lowering blood alcohol limits, implementing programs for repeat offenders and increasing research on drugged driving.

Adolescent substance use in 2023 stayed below pre-pandemic levels.

Cannabis cessation should be encouraged, but its use is not a contraindication for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Most opioid misuse begins during the pediatric years. A four-hour course on Friday aims to help participants identify and treat opioid use disorders in the pediatrician’s office and offers credit toward the Drug Enforcement Administration requirement for substance use training.

Leaders said prescription stimulants play an important role in treating a variety of conditions.

The FDA continues to warn patients, caregivers and health care professionals about the dangers of accidental opioid overdose in children.

A new study shows emergency department visits that involved cannabis increased significantly during the pandemic compared to 2019, including among children ages 10 and under and 11-14.

Naloxone nasal spray, also known as Narcan, can reverse an opioid overdose within minutes.