I’VE SEEN THE LOCKDOWNS AND THE DAMAGE DONE: Trends in youth mental health problems from 1990 to 2021 reveal a pandemic-era surge. “The findings of this recent study suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic was a critical period for many young people, which prompted a significant rise in anxiety disorders, depression, and some other mental conditions. The main exceptions to this trend were SUDs, which instead appeared to decrease during the pandemic.”

I guess it was hard to find substances to use, accounting for the reduction in Substance Use Disorders.