An estimated 8.7 million children live with parents impacted by substance use disorder.

The author of the article on deceptive cannabis ads failed to acknowledge that addiction to alcohol, tobacco and opioids has significantly more deleterious consequences to patients’ long-term health than cannabis.

Pediatricians should take time to discuss cannabis use with adolescents due to the negative outcomes associated with use, the changing legal landscape and youths’ vulnerability to advertising.

Decreases were noted across many different substances, including alcohol, marijuana and vaped nicotine.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning health care providers about risks related to abuse/misuse of propylhexedrine, an over-the-counter nasal decongestant inhaler. Serious harm can occur, including abnormal heart rhythm, high blood pressure and paranoia and death.

More than 83,000 opioid overdose deaths were reported from June 2019 to June 2020, the highest number ever recorded in a 12-month period, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The AAP has supported changes to make it easier to prescribe buprenorphine, including endorsing a bill in 2020 that would have eliminated the need for a waiver.

The adjusted odds of tobacco initiation were 20%-26% lower for teens with the strictest household rules.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encourages pediatricians to assess patients’ use of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, and other products such as marijuana.

The guidance comes as 1,299 people have experienced such injuries and 26 have died.

Federal officials advise avoiding vaping products, especially those with THC.

Speaker to emphasize the importance of looking at the opioid crisis from a public health standpoint.

Adolescents and young adults received opioids in about 15% of emergency department (ED) visits, according to a new study.

The Pediatrics for the 21st Century program will be held from 1-5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

The rates of fatal opioid poisonings among children and teens rose 268% from 1999-2016, according to new research being presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting in Baltimore.

Researchers estimate about 800 fewer infants would die each year if their mothers hadn’t smoked.

Codeine and hydrocodone have been linked to difficulty breathing, addiction, overdose and death.

Findings of a new study suggest a substantial number of pregnant women are not accessing drug addiction treatment, placing their babies’ health at risk from prenatal exposure.

New research reveals urgent need for safer pain medications for children.

Tobacco incidents in PG-13 movies rose 43% from 2010-’16, prompting renewed calls for such movies to get an R rating.