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Nicotine Pouch Use Among U.S. Adults in 2023 and 2024
Nicotine pouch use among U.S. adults increased between 2023 and 2024, highlighting a growing trend that warrants closer attention. The rise in use among both current and former smokers and vapers, as well as among individuals with little or...
U.S. teens are getting their least amount of sleep in decades
The less sleep teenagers get, the more ill-equipped they are to navigate the challenges of adolescence, health experts say. Yet the amount of sleep that teens are getting each night is the lowest it’s been since 1991, new research shows.
Rural-urban divide: Neighborhood conditions shape teen smoking
Teens in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to smoke, but it depends on whether they live in rural or urban areas.
Inflation expectations are rising, and that alone could push prices higher
Some important shoes drop on Thursday, economic data-wise. There’s the GDP revision, but the biggie is April’s personal consumption expenditures price index, or PCE. This is the Fed’s preferred inflation measure and shot up to 3.5% in...
U-M Study Finds Teens Are Drinking Less than Previous Generations. What’s Driving the Change?
Data and trends indicate that today’s teens, and Gen Z in general, are drinking less alcohol than previous generations. But what is driving the change?