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Teen drug use continued to fall in 2024, extending a dramatic decline spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that experts expected would reverse now that the acute phase of the global crisis is well over.

Use of illicit drugs also fell on the whole and use of non-heroin narcotics (Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocet) hit an all-time low.

The initial drop in drug use between 2020 and 2021 was among the largest ever recorded. »

Doctors remove live cockroach from the intestine of man complaining of abdominal issues 'Even we were surprised as to how the cockroach managed to stay intact' Photo by anatchant / Getty Images/iStockphoto.

Article content Plagued by a stomach bug for a few days, an Indian man and the doctors treating him were surprised to discover the source of his malaise: a three-centimetre cockroach alive and wriggling in his small intestine.

National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. »

“The US Congress this week came to an agreement to fund our government,” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote on Wednesday.

“Elon Musk, who became $200 BILLION richer since Trump was elected, objected.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), meanwhile, repeatedly invoked “President Musk,” while speaking with reporters on Thursday, according to CBS News. »

11 Bit Studios has canceled Project 8, its console-centric game that began development around 2018.

11 Bit Studios' latest game, Frostpunk 2, was released in September.

In GameSpot's Frostpunk 2 review, we said, "Frostpunk 2's challenging gameplay makes for a compelling experience despite a dour and cynical view of human nature. »