Teen overdose deaths reach record high in 2022 despite decline in drug use

A new report in the New England Journal of Medicine published on Wednesday shows overdose deaths in US teens hit an all-time high in 2022, with the equivalent of a high school classroom of teens dying every week across the country. Overdoses are now the 3rd leading cause of death in kids under 19 in the US. The bleak record comes even as teen drug use is at its lowest rate in almost 50 years. Subscribe to FOX 32 Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/fox32chicago?sub_confirmation=1 Watch FOX 32 Chicago Live: https://www.fox32chicago.com/live FOX 32 Chicago delivers breaking news, live events, investigations, politics, entertainment, business news and local stories from Chicago and across the nation. Watch more FOX 32 Chicago on YouTube: FOX 32 Headlines: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2-nR6U1joOT92lWD_QLYoNijiDo9uYaP Good Day Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2-nR6U1joORm02SSjflpEVzL0ydEqeFu Special reports and stories: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2-nR6U1joOTGGgDx9B31HcT9IM60Al0- Download the FOX 32 Chicago News app: https://fox32chicago.onelink.me/KNQ9?pid=social&c=youtube&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox32chicago.com%2Fapps Download the FOX 32 Chicago Weather app: https://www.fox32chicago.com/apps Follow FOX 32 Chicago on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fox32Chicago/ Follow FOX 32 Chicago on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fox32news/ Follow FOX 32 Chicago on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fox32chicago/ Subscribe to the FOX 32 Chicago newsletter: https://www.fox32chicago.com/newsletters