Plus, posts shared the misleading claim that antidepressants worsen mental health conditions and discussed the mental health impacts of TikTok....
And a harm reduction vending machine in New York received pushback and prompted questions about Narcan storage....
Posts also blamed immigrants for the opioid crisis and highlighted the inaugural national Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month....
This week, debates spiked online about maternal and COVID-19 vaccine safety, while regional conversations discussed school and employer vaccine mandates....
Plus, posts shared misleading claims about the mental health impacts of abortion and discussed reasons for taking or discontinuing birth control pills....
Conversations also responded to Meta’s new content moderation guidelines, which will allow users to make claims of mental health conditions based on someone’s sexuality or gender identity....
Discussion online also highlighted overdose deaths among Black men and warned about a synthetic opioid....
In recent weeks, Louisiana restricted public health promotion of certain vaccines, and false claims circulated about bird flu vaccines. Pediatric flu deaths and organ donor vaccination status dominated regional vaccine conversations....
Other posts questioned whether PrEP is right for heterosexual people and discussed declining fertility rates....
New research triggered debate about the benefits of ADHD medication....
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