Joshua Fitch,

January 25th 2024 Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

72%

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The Daily's Verdict

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Bias

85%

Examples:

  • >> Feeling calm, relaxed, or mellow was the most common reason for substance use (73%)
  • Friends were the most common group with whom substances were used (81%)

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • This is not new and demonstrates what is known, in that if vaccination rates do not stay at a level that is protective, outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases will occur.
  • >> Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • >> The article states that seeking a mellow or calm feeling was the most common reason for substance use (73%). This is deceptive because there are no specific examples provided in the article to back up this statement.
  • The author claims that having fun or experimenting were also common reasons for substance use, but again, there are no specific examples given to support this claim.

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Teens Turn to Drugs and Alcohol for Stress Relief, Study Finds

Teens Turn to Drugs and Alcohol for Stress Relief, Study Finds

Broke On: Saturday, 17 February 2024 Teenagers are increasingly using drugs and alcohol to cope with stress, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study found that 73% of teens who use drugs do so in an attempt to feel calm or relaxed. Additionally, half of respondents reported using substances alone, increasing the likelihood of overdose deaths while using alone. Mental health challenges among teenagers are a driver of drug misuse and given the proliferation of counterfeit pills that resemble prescription drugs and significant risk in taking them alone it is important to be cautious when consuming any substance.