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Self-reported cannabis use in the United States increased substantially between 2008 and 2022, with particularly pronounced growth in daily or near-daily consumption, while high-frequency alcohol use remained stable or declined during the same period.

A rapid review found that ADHD stimulant misuse declined in several recent US surveys, particularly among younger adults, although millions continued to report misuse. Evidence linked frequent misuse with polysubstance use, while long-term health consequences remain poorly characterized.

Past-year creatine use among U.S. adolescents roughly doubled between 2019 and 2024, even as anabolic steroid use continued a two-decade decline, according to a national survey of nearly 875,000 students.

A resurgent social media challenge involving high-dose diphenhydramine ingestion has been linked to seizures, cardiac arrest, and adolescent deaths, with poison center calls more than doubling in the first half of 2026 compared with all of 2025.

A narrative review and accompanying expert commentary outlined diagnostic features distinguishing substance-induced psychosis from primary psychotic disorders amid rising cannabis and stimulant exposure.

1 in 20 middle school students and 1 in 10 high school students currently use a tobacco product.