Teen peer pressure is as old as time and may be the topic of many teen shows and movies that you watch. The definition of peer pressure is being influenced to do something you would not normally do because you want to feel accepted or valued with your friends. Sometimes this influence can be positive,…
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Teens tend to be more dramatic and over-the-top with their emotions due the physical and mental changes that their hormones cause in them. With that being stated, each passing year has brought increasing rates for all teens who commit suicide with white males from the ages of 14-21 being the highest at risk according to…
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A whole market of Cannabidiol (CBD) products have recently been unleashed into the public to make way for natural relief from health ailments especially in states that have legalized marijuana. In fact, by the year 2020 CBD sales are predicted to increase to over $1.9 million. When you hear about CBD as a parent, you…
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Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and you are wanting to ask someone special out on a date. There are a few obstacles that you face to get the date to go smoothly. You are a teenager and you have never been on a date before. Then, there is the fact that you are…
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With the opioid crisis still being at the forefront of drug abuse news, the misuse of other drugs often gets overlooked. Adderall has made the headlines in recent months though with political allegations, student overdoses, and in celebrity news that shows that it is still as destructive and as deadly as ever. Use of Adderall…
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You had a suspicion that your teen was using drugs and alcohol, so you searched their room and car to see if your intuitions about their behavior was right. Along the way, you found some paraphernalia that made you fearful about what could happen to your teen. The next indicated step is to have “the…
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If you have noticed some peculiar changes with your teen lately, you may be a little concerned about what the cause may be. Drug and alcohol abuse are often the first things that come to mind, but how do you prove it? Since there has not been any solid proof of these mental allegations, you…
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If you are a teenager and just got sober, you may have a bunch of questions on how this recovery process actually works. Sobriety is super rewarding but can be confusing on the ins and outs of what is being suggested to you. Going to rehab might have been scary for you at first and…
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Depression and suicidal thoughts are the most prevalent mental issues that affect adolescents today. The increase of depression in teens is growing at an alarming rate with as many as 1 in 5 teens being diagnosed with clinical depression. The question we all want to know is how could this be happening to our youth?…
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a ruling recently on the way that e-cigarette flavors will be sold going forward. In the past, underage vapors could pretty much get their hands-on flavored e-juice as easy as getting regular candy which the manufacturers of e-cigarettes, including JUUL, marketed as such. With 3.6 million high school…
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