Researchers complete 16-year analysis of pediatric substance use health care patterns

Over the past 16 years, pediatric substance use-related visits (SUVs) to PEDSnet institutions have been increasing across all care settings and have increased at a greater percentage than visits overall, according to a comprehensive retrospective analysis. The largest proportion of SUVs among youth occur in the outpatient setting, and nicotine, cannabis and opioids are driving much of the growth.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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