The Washington Post (5/27, Docter-Loeb) reports, “When asked, 75 percent of survey respondents said they felt mental health conditions are identified and treated worse than physical health issues, according to a new survey from West Health and Gallup.” The poll “also gauged mental health conditions among participants. Of the respondents: 51 percent reported experiencing depression, anxiety or another mental health condition in the previous 12 months.”

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Healio (5/23, Weldon) reports, “Approximately one in nine children in the United States had ever received an ADHD diagnosis as of 2022, according to research.” Additionally, 77.9% of these children “had at least one co-occurring disorder such as anxiety, depression, developmental delay and autism spectrum disorder.” These findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology.

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— “1 in 9 US children diagnosed with ADHD,”Rose Weldon , Healio , May 23, 2024

Healio (5/23, Weldon) reports, “Among people aged 10 to 19 years who died due to firearms during a recent 6-year period, more than half of the deaths in 19 states were attributed to suicide, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.” These results were “also found to be true for young adults aged 20 to 24 years in 24 states.”

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— “Suicides account for more than half of youth firearm deaths in 19 states,”Rose Weldon, Healio , May 23, 2024

The AP (5/22, Johnson ) reports, “Millions of people in the U.S. report using marijuana daily or nearly every day, according to an analysis of national survey data, and those people now outnumber those who say they are daily or nearly-daily drinkers of alcohol.” Although “alcohol is still more widely used…2022 was the first time this intensive level of marijuana use overtook daily and near-daily drinking, said the study’s author, Jonathan Caulkins, a cannabis policy researcher at Carnegie Mellon University.” Caulkins said, “A good 40% of current cannabis users are using it daily or near daily, a pattern that is more associated with tobacco use than typical alcohol use.” These findings were published in Addiction.

The Hill (5/22, Nazzaro) reports, “About 17.7 million people in 2022 recorded daily or nearly daily use of marijuana, compared to the 14.7 million who reported the same habits for alcohol, marking the first time in the past 30 years that daily marijuana use exceeded alcohol use, according to an analysis published Wednesday that looks at data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.” Additionally, “from 1992 to 2022, there was a 15-fold increase in the rate of daily or near daily use marijuana use, the analysis found.”

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— “Daily marijuana use outpaces daily drinking in the US, a new study says,”Carla K. Johnson, AP, May 22, 2024

Cardiology Advisor (5/21, Stong ) reports, “Adult patients receiving treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for the first time have an increased 10-year risk for stroke, heart failure, and a composite cardiovascular outcome, with a higher risk occurring with a higher dosage, according to a study.” Investigators came to this conclusion after evaluating “the long-term risk for acute coronary syndrome, stroke, and heart failure associated with treatment for ADHD,” using “data from Danish nationwide health registers.” The findings were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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— “ADHD Treatment Linked to Higher Long-Term Risk for Stroke and Heart Failure,”Colby Stong, Cardiology Advisor, May 21, 2024