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Tests and papers. Routine homework. Reading assignments. Athletics. Clubs. Social life. Keeping up with all of these aspects of typical teen life in the 21st century can be hard. Life moves fast, and the temptation to find short cuts is strong. Some teens have turned to using so-called study drugs to give them the boost they think they need to keep up. Study drugs, such as Adderall or Ritalin, typically prescribed for people suffering from attention-deficit/hyperactivity...
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Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Like any other addiction, nicotine addiction doesn't happen overnight. Over time, smoking will cause very serious long-term effects. Stop Smoking Today provides an understanding of how nicotine impacts the body, its role in disease, and practical ways to quit smoking forever.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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As the Director of Treatment and Recovery Research at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Dr. Mark Willenbring works to shed light on a range of substance abuse issues. In this program, Dr. Willenbring discusses various factors that can lead to alcoholism, including genetics and psychiatric disorders. Key points are the stigma associated with alcoholism, the importance of finding and starting treatment, and what constitutes effective...
5) TEENS 101
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
Description
At the age of 13, a boy approached Cristina asking her to be his girlfriend. She declined the boy’s offer and he became angry, threatening that she would regret it. One day Cristina came to school and everyone eyed her every move. Whispers in ears and people laughing at her, she felt something was terribly wrong. A friend finally told her this boy had circulated a nude photo on line saying that it was Cristina although the person’s face was not...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In this episode of Whatever! The Science of Teens, host Steve Cannane meets some teens with diverse backgrounds who are all known for a particular character trait: moodiness. Parents complain about how their perfectly sensible, lovable children turn into volatile, irrational adolescents seemingly overnight. The latest science shows that typical teenage negative moods aren’t only inevitable, but they are especially helpful and beneficial for growing...
8) You Can Quit
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
Description
This shows the benefit for your baby by quitting smoking. It also shows the harms that can happen to your baby if you do not quit.
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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At the epicenter of America's opioid epidemic, Huntington, West Virginia’s growing addiction problem has overwhelmed everyone from first responders to business owners to newborns. So far, the city's robust efforts to fight back haven't been enough to curb the overdoses. Hari Sreenivasan reports as part of our series, America Addicted.
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[2016]
Language
English
Description
It is ideal to start making healthy lifestyle choices before you even know you’re pregnant—when you are trying to conceive or doing nothing to avoid becoming pregnant. These lifestyle choices include stopping smoking and using other nicotine products, avoiding alcoholic beverages, stopping or getting treatment for drug addictions, and being sure that prescription and over-the-counter medications that you use are safe for developing a pregnancy....
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