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From 2011 to 2015

2011 to 2015 Saw Increase in Suicide Rate for Youth in Utah

Nationwide, increase of 23.5 percent in unadjusted suicide rate during same period from 2011 to 2015
High levels of social media interaction in early adolescence may have negative implications for later well-being and happiness in girls

Early Social Media Use May Harm Teen Girls’ Well-Being

Findings show correlation between social media interaction and well-being stronger for girls
Adolescent females at high familial risk of depression who do not go on to develop depression have compensatory functional connectivity patterns in emotion regulatory networks

Neural Markers of Depression Resilience ID’d in Female Teens

Resilient adolescent females have greater connectivity within frontal and limbic networks
Adolescents and young adults have increased risk of suicide after nonfatal self-harm

Risk of Suicide Up for Teens, Young Adults After Self-Harm

Risks of self-harm significantly higher for American Indians, Alaskan natives versus non-Hispanic whites
A peer-to-peer depression awareness program is associated with improved knowledge and attitudes about depression among high school students

Peer-to-Peer Program Tied to Improved Depression Awareness

After program started at 10 high schools, students had improved knowledge, attitudes about depression
Many adolescent users of one or more specific tobacco product type do not self-identify as tobacco users

Many Teens Using Tobacco Don’t Self-Identify As Users

Those in denial often single product users of roll-your-own, pipe, e-cigarette, cigar, or hookah tobacco
Surgical treatment of severe obesity in adolescents with type 2 diabetes is associated with better glycemic control and weight reduction than medical therapy

Improved Glycemic Control With Surgical Tx of Obesity in Teens

Adolescents with T2DM have improved glycemic control, weight loss after surgery vs. medical therapy
Adolescents with pre-existing mental health conditions and treatments are more likely to receive any opioid and to transition to long-term opioid therapy

Opioid Receipt Up for Teens With Mental Health Conditions

Teens with pre-existing mental health conditions, tx more likely to transition to long-term opioid use
Adolescents smoking electronic-cigarettes only have significantly higher excretion of volatile organic chemical compounds than non-smokers

Excretion of Volatile Organic Compounds Up in Teen E-Smokers

Excretion of metabolites of acrylonitrile, acrolein, propylene oxide, acrylamide, crotonaldehyde up
Urine screening for tobacco-specific biomarkers shows that nearly all economically disadvantaged urban adolescents are exposed to tobacco smoke

Nearly All Disadvantaged Urban Teens Exposed to Smoke

Urine biomarkers show secondhand smoke exposure highest among African-Americans