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Logic's Hit '1-800-273-8255' May Have Saved American Lives
Loneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker, Cardiac Experts Warn
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Long-Haul COVID in Kids Typically Ends Within 3 Months: Study
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Losing Weight Can Beat Diabetes and Also Help the Heart
Lots of Teens, Young Adults Are Helping to Care for Older Loved Ones
Low-Salt 'DASH' Diet Good for Total Heart Health
Lupus, MS and Other Autoimmune Disorders Raise Heart Risks
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many Kids With Asthma Are Unprepared for Adult Asthma Care
Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes
Many Parents Support 'Teens Helping Teens' Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll
Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll
Many Parents Worry That Kids Fell Behind in Schooling During Pandemic
Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
Many Teens Easily Fooled by Fake Online Health Messages
Many U.S. High School Kids Report Sadness, Stress, Abuse During Pandemic
Many Young Americans Don't Realize Heart Attacks Can Hit Them Too: Poll
Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
Men: Here Are the Health Screenings You Need
Metabolites' From Food Could Affect Your Stroke Risk
Migraine Before Menopause Could Be Linked to High Blood Pressure Later
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective in Kids 12 and Older
Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later
Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years
Month-Long Recovery From Concussion Is Normal: Study
More Cyberbullying, More Suicidal Thoughts Among Teens: Study
More Evidence That Stress Gets Blood Pressure Rising
More 'Green Time,' Less Screen Time Boosts Kids' Mental Health
More Kids Vape Weed in States Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Teens Are Getting Weight Loss Surgery, If Families Can Afford It
More Teens Worldwide Are Underestimating Their Weight
More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
More Than 1 Million U.S. Kids Diagnosed With COVID in Single Week
More Than Half of Young U.S. Adults Have a Chronic Health Condition
More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries
More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
More Young Americans Are Dying of Heart Failure
More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex
More Young Americans Developing Unhealthy Predictors of Heart Disease
More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease
Most High School Students Are OK With Wearing Masks: Survey
Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
Nearly 15% of School-Age Children in U.S. Have Received Mental Health Treatment
Nearly 600,000 U.S. Kids Had COVID Last Week
Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Nearly Half of Teens Get Behind the Wheel Shortly After a Concussion
New Advice for Blood Pressure That's a Bit Too High
New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
New 'E-Tattoo' Is Worn on Chest to Track Your Heart Health
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Law Allows FDA to Police E-Cigs Made With Synthetic Nicotine
New TikTok Trend of Mouth Taping During Sleep Carries Dangers
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
No Sign 1 Year of Testosterone Supplements Cause Heart Trouble: Study
No Sign Common Steroid Spironolactone Can Cause Cancer: Study
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obese? Lose Lots of Weight, Watch Your Heart Risks Drop
Obesity in Teen Years Might Trigger Type 1 Diabetes
Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Odds for Mental Illness Rise in Kids After Concussion
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
Older Women, Younger Men Struggle More to Control High Blood Pressure
Omega-3s From Fish Might Curb Asthma in Kids, But Genes Matter
One App Is Especially Bad for Teens' Sleep
One Form of Menopause Hormone Therapy Might Raise Blood Pressure
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
One Key to Good Sleep for Teens: No Social Media at Bedtime
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
Online Therapy, Coaches Help Ease Eating Disorders
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Over 3 Million U.S. School Kids Now Vaping or Smoking
Pandemic Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia
Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
Pandemic Has Harmed Mental Health of Nearly Half of U.S. Teens: Poll
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll
Pandemic Sent Americans' Blood Pressure Numbers Skyward
Pandemic 'Silver Lining:' Better Sleep for Some
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Parents' Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
Parents' Mistrust of HPV Vaccine May Be Growing
Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping
Parents' Poll Finds Strong Support for Vaccination of Students, Teachers
Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic
Parents, Look Out for Mental Health Issues as College Kids Return to Class
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students
Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Police Often Fail to Enforce Laws on Underage Drinking: Study
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll Shows Parents Torn When Teens Enter the Workforce
Polls Find Most U.S. Young People Take COVID Threat Seriously
Pollutants in Soil Can Harm Your Heart
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Positive Attitude Tied to Lower Blood Pressure After Stroke
Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Pregnancy Complications Could Mean Lifelong Heart Risks for Women
Pregnancy Complications Linked to Higher Stroke Risk for Women
Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Prior COVID Won't Shield Kids From Omicron, But Vaccine Might
Psychologists' Group Issues First Guidelines on Teens' Use of Social Media
Put Away That Salt Shaker to Shield Your Heart
Put the Brakes on Driving After a Concussion
Quick Scan Spots a Common Hormonal Form of High Blood Pressure
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms
Rate of Kids Hospitalized in Mental Health Crisis Keeps Rising
Rates for Suicides, Homicides Keep Rising for Young Americans
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Recent Pot Use Tied to Rise in Heart Attack Risk for Young Adults
Regular Drinking Can Raise Blood Pressure in the Otherwise Healthy
Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally
Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Rise in Blood Pressure Upon Standing Could Signal Danger
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Risk of Newly Developed High Blood Pressure Rises After Pregnancy
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Schools Can Reopen Safely If Precautions in Place, Australian Study Shows
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends
Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet
Should Kids Take Ozempic, Wegovy? The Idea Has Some Experts Worried
Sibling Bullying Carries Long-Term Mental Health Costs
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Singer Selena Gomez to Launch Mental Health Platform
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Sleep Troubles Tied to Suicidal Thoughts in Teens
Smartphone Apps May Aid in Heart Attack Recovery
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Media Is Parents' Top Concern as Kids Head Back to School: Poll
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
Speeding, Texting a Dangerous Duo for Many Teen Drivers: Study
Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
Spotting an Eating Disorder in Your College-Age Child
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Delivers More Evidence of a Mental Health Crisis Among Teens, Particularly Girls
Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers
Study Probes Links in Asthma, Food Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents Doubled in 10 Years
Summer Drowning Deaths Can Happen Quickly: Know the Facts
Summer Jobs Give Kids More Than a Paycheck
Survival Improves for Babies of America's Youngest Moms
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
Talking to Kids About Abortion Bans Can Be Tough. Experts Offer Guidance
Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
Team Sports: Good for Kids' Minds, Too
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger Decades Later
Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
Teen Tanning Bed Ban Would Prevent Thousands of U.S. Melanoma Cases
Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens' Heart Risk From COVID Far Exceeds That of Vaccination: Study
Teens May Have Eaten Healthier During Pandemic
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Teens on TikTok: Fun, But Addictive and Maybe Harmful
Teens Who Text While Driving May Take Other Risks Behind the Wheel
Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
Teens With Autism and Driving: Often a Tough Discussion
Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars
Teens: You Got Your COVID Vaccine, What Now?
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The #1 Enemy of Good Sleep for School Kids: Screens
The Age When People Seek Help for Gender Dysphoria Is Falling
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The Most Common Form of Bullying Isn't Physical or Verbal
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study
Tight Control of High Blood Pressure Brings Big Brain Benefits
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
TikTok 'Slugging' Trend Has People Coating Their Faces With Grease
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips to Helping Your Teen Get Enough Zzzzzs
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Too Few Young People Get Mental Health Follow-Up After ER Visit
Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Social Media Could Raise Risk for Eating Disorders
Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought
Triglycerides a Stroke Danger, Even With Statin Treatment
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Two-Thirds of Parents of Kids Ages 5-11 Plan to Get Them Vaccinated Against COVID: Poll
Type 1 Diabetes Is Tougher on Girls Than Boys: Study
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
U.K. School Studies Find No Benefit of Mindfulness for Kids' Mental Health
U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago
U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic
U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes
U.S. HPV Vaccination Rates Rising, Even Among Boys
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
U.S. Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled
U.S. Marines Study Finds Getting COVID Won't Protect Young People From Reinfection
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Pediatricians, Psychiatrists Declare 'Emergency' in Child Mental Health
U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
U.S. Surgeon General Warns That Social Media Can Harm Teens' Mental Health
U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit
Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
Vaccinated Teachers, Students Can Skip Masks This Fall: CDC
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping Could Raise Teens' Odds for Severe COVID
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks
Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
'Virtual' Driver Program Could Make Driving Safer for Teens With ADHD
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Weed-Friendly Posts on Social Media Get Teens Using Cannabis
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
When Are Head Injury Risks Highest for Young Soccer Players?
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?
When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
Which High School Sports Cause Kids the Most Injuries?
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Kids Face the Highest Risk of Self-Harm?
Which Kids' Sports Have Higher Odds for Head Injury?
White House Says July 4 Vaccination Goal Won't Be Met
WHO Experts Say Healthy Kids, Teens May Not Need More COVID Shots
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health
Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Words Can Wound When Parents Talk to Kids About Obesity
Worried About Your Teen's Social Media Use? Experts Offer Help
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Worry, Depression, Burnout: Survey Finds College Students Stressed as Fall Term Nears
Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening
Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought
Young People Recover Quickly From Rare Heart Side Effect of COVID Vaccine
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
Youth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic
Youth Suicide Attempts Drop in U.S. States With Hate Crime Laws
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking