When Brittany Rose Hallett drank herself to death at 26, her $50,000 student loan debt was “weighing heavy on her mind,” says her mother.
Author: Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY
Help hard to find for teens struggling with mental health, thoughts of suicide
Early diagnosis, treatment is key to reducing suicide and addiction.Nearly half of people who suffer from addiction have amental health disorder.
FDA: Dozens of seizures reported after vaping, mostly by young people
Seizures or convulsions are known to be possible side effects of nicotine poisoning. Users often swallowed vaping liquid containing nicotine.
Fixes for the US drinking problem are hard to sell
When officials wanted to reducedeaths from tobacco, they spoke ofcancer risks, pushed for public bans and raised taxes. On alcohol, the way forward is less clear.
Alcohol is killing more people, and younger. The biggest increases are among women
From 2007 to 2017, the numberof deaths attributable to alcohol increased 35 percent. The death rate rose 24 percent. Deaths among women rose 67 percent.
FDA to limit sale of sweet-flavored e-cigarettes in hope of curbing teen vaping ‘epidemic’
FDA chief said in September he wouldhalt sales of flavored e-cigarettes if major manufacturers weren’t doing enough to keep out of the hands of teens.