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Mom’s anguish after daughter, 12, died of suspected OD

WATCH – FOREVER GRIEF – May 6, 2021 - She said she has struggled with her own mental health and addiction issues and said more resources need to be made available to help both adults and kids struggling with su... Read More...

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7 Ways Being Raised By Entitled Parents Can Affect Kids

ONLY SEVEN? – April 29, 2021 - As children of entitled parents grow up and imitate their parents’ behavior, they may have difficulty finding or keeping jobs. “They have not been taught that hard work b... Read More...

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Teen’s letter about dad’s alcoholism goes viral

WATCH – FAMILY LOVE – April 2021 - She continued for three pages, detailing the pain she felt after her parents’ divorce — mostly because of her dad’s addiction — and how her father finally sought rehab after h... Read More...

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Teenage Brains Especially Vulnerable to Marijuana

ACTUALLY A NO BRAINER – March 29, 2021 - The new study, published in JAMA Pediatrics and led by a team of scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, sought to gain a better understanding of how adolesc... Read More...

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How to ‘inoculate’ kids against addiction

GET ’EM WHEN THEY’RE YOUNG – April 6, 2021 - As kids begin to notice unhealthy behaviors in others, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, eating a lot of sugar, not eating vegetables, or drinking too much soda, ta... Read More...

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Teenage Brains Especially Vulnerable to Marijuana?

SHE’S NINETEEN – March 29, 2021 - Adolescents and teenagers who experiment with marijuana and prescription drugs are more likely to get hooked on them than young people who try these drugs for the first time wh... Read More...

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Teens more likely than adults to develop addiction to marijuana, drugs within 12 months

A YEAR IN THE LIFE – April 1, 2021 - The new report, published Monday in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA pediatrics, adds to mounting evidence showing adolescents are more vulnerable to substance use disorders t... Read More...

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Social media addiction linked to cyberbullying

KIDS SAY THE DAMNEDEST THINGS – March 30, 2021 - When adolescents are online, they adapt to a different set of social norms than when they’re interacting with their peers in person. Oftentimes, they are more ag... Read More...

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‘I’m more worried about my mental health than getting COVID-19’

SICK OF SCHOOL – April 1, 2021 - Campbell Stowell, another first-year student, reiterated these worries. “My depression and anxiety are at their peak,” said Stowell, describing how the simplest of tasks such as... Read More...

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Kids’ Mental health is pediatricians’ greatest concern

HEALING EMOTIONAL BOO BOOS – Feb. 27, 2021 - Pediatricians and adolescent health experts have cautioned for months that the uncertainty and anxiety spurred by the pandemic, coupled with the lack of social conta... Read More...

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This Message Will Self-Destruct: Snapchat & the Tragic Death of a 16-year-old

by Christopher Dale WHAT A PRICE TO PAY – Feb. 16, 2021 - On Sunday, February 7, 16-year-old Samuel Chapman asked his father for a cheeseburger, then went to his room to play video games. An hour later his m... Read More...

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TV Host Dr. Laura Berman’s 16-year-old Son Dies from Overdose from Drug Dealer on Snapchat

WATCH – DEAR GOD, MAKE IT STOP – Feb. 8, 2021 - Berman first shared the news of her son’s death on Instagram Sunday, writing that her son got “the drugs delivered to the house” in an “experimentation gone bad.” “... Read More...

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When I Was Labeled a ‘Troubled’ Teen, I Obliged

WHEN IS IT TOO TOUGH? – January 12, 2021 - The years leading up to my being taken and the eventual break out is now a blur of misanthropy. I was reckless, taking my mom’s car out for joy rides without permissio... Read More...

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The Pandemic’s Toll on Children’s Mental Health

SUFFER THE CHILDREN, AND TEENS, TOO – Jan 12, 2021 - KRISSY WILLIAMS, 15, had attempted suicide before, but never with pills.The teen was diagnosed with schizophrenia when she was 9. People with this chronic mental... Read More...

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Serious Side Effects of Smoking Pot Every Day

Gray matter matters – Jan. 2, 2021 - “Make no mistake about it, smoking marijuana daily carries with it very real potential for addiction. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that between 9% and 30%... Read More...

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Warning Signs For Technology Addiction In Children

WATCH – Friendly little robots – Dec 24, 2020 - Online learning and being stuck at home can create more opportunities for technology addiction to set in for children. What are the warning signs, and what can p... Read More...

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Pills to powder: 1 in 3 high school seniors who misused prescription opioids later used heroin

Graduating to Oblivion U. – Oct. 20, 2020 - “There was an increase in opioid prescribing in the 1990s and 2000s that contributed to the opioid epidemic,” he said. “Health professionals and the larger public he... Read More...

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How to Recognize Teen Cyberbullying

With virtual interaction becoming even more prevalent during this time of social distancing, teen cyberbullying is on the rise. One out of every three teens has experienced cyberbullying. Because it causes distress a... Read More...

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Did the ‘Benadryl Challenge’ Prompt Warnings of Overdose Risk?

Tick Tock on American Teens – Sep. 15, 2020 - In Summer 2020, the so-named “Benadryl Challenge” dared social media users — generally teenagers — to overdose on the common allergy medication Benadryl to elicit ... Read More...

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What Everyone Should Know About Teen Suicide Prevention

We can all help... September 18, 2020 - Experts say it’s too soon to tell whether suicide rates are already spiking as a result of the pandemic. But they warn that the risks are significant. The authors of a rec... Read More...

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Navigating sobriety as a teen: ‘They told me I was going to die’

WATCH – No one has to die – Sept. 4, 2020 - This time was different, though. When Leahy was going through patient intake at the hospital, he told the doctors what he had taken — the remnants of a bottle of liquid Per... Read More...

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MTV to premiere series on teenagers battling addiction

WATCH – A show showing the reality – August 31, 2020 - That’s why she decided to let others see what the battle of addiction looks like. It’s a story that – while it may be difficult to watch, and difficult fo... Read More...

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Screen addiction causes children to lose ability to draw

And to think... – August 16, 2020 - Bekaroglu said “addiction” in children emerges by the age of 4, when the parents and child cannot establish quality communication and interaction. Sometimes the child cannot... Read More...

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Treating Teen Addiction With Compassion and Empathy

Stop before it’s too late... – June 8, 2020 - While it may sound amazing, the entire value-based care methodology boils down to application. Does the value-based care approach improve healthcare in practice? Sp... Read More...

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Teen develops a novel patent to prevent the spiking of drinks

The Last Straw – March 11, 2020 - So, at 16, while in her junior year at Oxbridge Academy, Benarde invented a product, cleverly titled the NightCap,... Read More...

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Newport Academy Announces National Conference Series on Teen Mental Health and Sustainable Healing

Education Is Key – February 20, 2020 - Sadly, when left untreated, mental health disorders can also lead to serious, life-threatening consequences. Every day, there are an average of 3,000 suicide attempts by y... Read More...

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Teaching Kids How to Reverse an Overdose in a Dystopian Present

Teach Your Children Hell – Feb. 23, 2020 - In Carter County, where 56,000 people live in a cluster of small cities and rural towns on the North Carolina border, nearly 60 people have died from opioid overdoses ... Read More...

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Boys, 12 being treated for online porn addiction

WE had to walk 2 miles uphill to get porn – February 16, 2020 - ...today kids of 12 can just click on to these porn sites and they are there in the middle of this extreme stuff.“ In the last five years I have n... Read More...

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Number of Homeless Students Rises to New High

It Has Come To This! – February 3, 2020 - It was the highest number recorded in more than a dozen years, and experts said it reflected a growing problem that could negatively affect children’s academic pe... Read More...

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