With the latest DC Comic and Marvel movies making their way to the silver screen more frequently, you get to view superheroes fighting villains and using their powers for good. While these caped crusaders look amazing as their onscreen persona trying to hide their true identity, in real-life some of these heroic characters struggle with…
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Chris Herren is a basketball player who played ball in college and then professionally for several teams in the NBA such as the Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics. Before he even played collegiately or professionally, he was already making a name for himself as one of the top basketball players of all time to…
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Teenage pregnancy has been a problem in the United States for decades including the 1970’s, 1980’s, and an all-time high in the 1990’s that has steadily declined in all states over the last decade and a half. The decrease of teen pregnancies has been derived from either having less sex in their teenage years or…
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Addiction is a very lonely disease which makes people want to isolate and refrain from doing anything productive. People who are addicted to drugs and alcohol tend to hang out with other people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol, so they can justify their addictive behaviors with someone who “understands” and who has the…
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Throughout the years, cannabis has been a constant controversy in the United States on whether the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in marijuana is harmful or helpful for medicinal purposes. If you were to do research on the effects of the THC, you might conclude that both sides are relevant within their findings without having a clue what…
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Parents may be worried about will happen to their teens after treatment. The fear that they will not want to go back to high school to get their degree could be at the top of the list. Whether this anxiety accelerates from the student worried about the response from other students who may learn of…
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If you are experiencing addiction in your life, most likely you are affecting your children in a negative light with no intention to do so. Your family may be walking on eggshells trying to stay out of your way due to your addiction to drugs or alcohol. Addiction has a way of infiltrating a family…
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Not all parents take an interest in paying attention to the ratings for shows that are being watched by their teens, especially with older teenagers. 13 Reasons Why show on Netflix in its second season, with a third season in pre-production. This relatively new show earned a rating of MA which stands for “Mature Audiences”.…
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Your son is thriving with his schooling and has even managed to make a few A’s on his report card this academic year. He appears to be social by going out with his friends regularly and participating in a few extracurricular activities after school. Everything seems to be under control until he receives a new…
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Drugs and alcohol have damaging effects on the person who abuses them and becomes dependent on them. Once the body does not sense the effects of drugs or alcohol any longer, withdrawal can set in making the person extremely uncomfortable. Withdrawals can be deadly with alcohol and excruciatingly painful with drugs. A person withdrawing should…
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