Your brain processes the pleasure of everyday behaviors like eating and drinking similarly to the pleasure of using drugs.

HealthDay News — Among U.S. youth, overdose deaths attributable to synthetic opioids alone are increasingly predominant, according to a study published online May 20 in Pediatrics.

Data: CDC via San Antonio Metropolitan Health District; Chart: Axios Visuals Drug-related deaths in Bexar County have dropped from pandemic-era highs, but are still above 2019 levels, CDC data shows.