Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused

AP News – Wednesday, April 2, 2025
By Carla K. Johnson

Most teenagers don’t use drugs. There’s data to show that because of a 50-year-old government survey that may now be in jeopardy.

The entire 17-member U.S. government team responsible for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health received layoff notices Tuesday, as part of the overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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