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 Vapes can contain formaldehyde, acrolein, and acetaldehyde--which are also found in cigarette smoke. 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 We know cigarette butts are the most littered item on earth, but did you know that disposable e-cigarettes may have an environmental cost too? 33 Reactions Source: Krause, M., & Townsend, T. (2015). Hazardous waste status of discarded electronic cigarettes. Waste Management, 39, 57-62. See all +less − E-cigarettes Fact Fact Fact E-cig vapors can contain toxic chemicals like acrylonitrile, propylene, oxide, and crotonaldehyde. 9 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 When smoked indoors, e-cigs release a higher level of Nickel and Silver chemicals than combustible cigarettes. 12 Reactions Source: Saffari, A., Daher, N., Ruprecht, A., De Marco, C., Pozzi, P., & Boffi, R. et al. (2014). Particulate metals and organic compounds from electronic and tobacco-containing cigarettes: comparison of emission rates and secondhand exposure. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 16(10), 2259-2267. See all +less − E-cigarettes, Ingredients Fact Fact Fact Non-addictive painkillers, like ibuprofen and acetaminophen, can be just as effective as prescription opioids at reducing certain types of pain. 21 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 Fact Fact Fact The opioid mortality rate increased as the u.S. Life expectancy rate decreased. 192 Reactions Source: Xu JQ, Murphy SL, Kochanek KD, Bastian B,Arias E. Deaths: Final data for 2016. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 5. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2016 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2017. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2016, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program See all +less − Epidemic Fact Fact Fact Individuals who are prescribed opioids prior to graduating high school are 33% more likely to misuse prescription opioids after graduating. 229 Reactions Source: Prescription Opioids in Adolescence and Future Opioid Misuse Richard Miech, Lloyd Johnston, Patrick M. O’Malley, Katherine M. Keyes, Kennon Heard Pediatrics Nov 2015, 136 (5) e1169-e1177; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-1364 See all +less − Prescriptions Fact Fact Fact Since 1999, over 9,000 children and teens have died from opioid overdoses. 31 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC WONDER: Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2017. See all +less − Overdose Pagination First page« First Previous page‹ Previous … Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 Current page12 Page13 Page14 Page15 Page16 … Next pageNext › Last pageLast »
Fact Fact Fact Vapes can contain formaldehyde, acrolein, and acetaldehyde--which are also found in cigarette smoke. 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 We know cigarette butts are the most littered item on earth, but did you know that disposable e-cigarettes may have an environmental cost too? 33 Reactions Source: Krause, M., & Townsend, T. (2015). Hazardous waste status of discarded electronic cigarettes. Waste Management, 39, 57-62. See all +less − E-cigarettes
Fact Fact Fact E-cig vapors can contain toxic chemicals like acrylonitrile, propylene, oxide, and crotonaldehyde. 9 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 When smoked indoors, e-cigs release a higher level of Nickel and Silver chemicals than combustible cigarettes. 12 Reactions Source: Saffari, A., Daher, N., Ruprecht, A., De Marco, C., Pozzi, P., & Boffi, R. et al. (2014). Particulate metals and organic compounds from electronic and tobacco-containing cigarettes: comparison of emission rates and secondhand exposure. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 16(10), 2259-2267. See all +less − E-cigarettes, Ingredients
Fact Fact Fact Non-addictive painkillers, like ibuprofen and acetaminophen, can be just as effective as prescription opioids at reducing certain types of pain. 21 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
Fact Fact Fact The opioid mortality rate increased as the u.S. Life expectancy rate decreased. 192 Reactions Source: Xu JQ, Murphy SL, Kochanek KD, Bastian B,Arias E. Deaths: Final data for 2016. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 5. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2016 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2017. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2016, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program See all +less − Epidemic
Fact Fact Fact Individuals who are prescribed opioids prior to graduating high school are 33% more likely to misuse prescription opioids after graduating. 229 Reactions Source: Prescription Opioids in Adolescence and Future Opioid Misuse Richard Miech, Lloyd Johnston, Patrick M. O’Malley, Katherine M. Keyes, Kennon Heard Pediatrics Nov 2015, 136 (5) e1169-e1177; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-1364 See all +less − Prescriptions
Fact Fact Fact Since 1999, over 9,000 children and teens have died from opioid overdoses. 31 Reactions Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC WONDER: Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2017. See all +less − Overdose