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The Overdose Crisis among U.S. Adolescents

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  • Joseph Friedman, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
  • and Scott E. Hadland, M.D., M.P.H.

Drug-overdose deaths among adolescents have increased in recent years. Steps can be taken to equip adolescents with the knowledge and tools they need to keep themselves safe.

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This article was published on January 6, 2024, at NEJM.org.

Author Affiliations

From the Center for Social Medicine and Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (J.F.); and the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Mass General for Children, and the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School — both in Boston (S.E.H.).

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