Commentary: Curbing exposure to weed and alcohol marketing can improve teens’ mental health
by Aaron Weiner and Linda Richter, Chicago Tribune
Dec 29, 2023
3 minutes
Sometimes, it seems that we’re doing all we can to sabotage our own efforts to reverse the nation’s mental health and addiction crises, which disproportionately affect children, teens and young adults. Particularly here in Illinois, where we’re on pace to surpass our current record highs in overdose deaths, and youth suicide lifeline programs are struggling to keep up with overwhelming demand.
There is so much dismal news about young people struggling with , suicide, fentanyl, vaping, social media,
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