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Last year, as a freshman, Keenan had absolutely ZERO desire for a social life. He was content to play Xbox, check other peoples’ social lives on Facebook, beat up on his brothers and hang with a few...
View Articleteens and birth control
The day I turned 13, my mother took me to Planned Parenthood. I. Was. MORTIFIED. You are going to do what? With that what? For the next five LONG minutes, I thought of Dorothy and flying away in a...
View Articlethe glamour of teen pregnancy
Think your teenager won’t have sex? Flip a coin. Those are your odds. Almost 50% of all teens confess to having sex. Have two kids? Odds are one of them will. Guess how many teenagers get pregnant...
View Articleit’s all the rave
Warning: This post isn’t nearly as long as it appears in the mirror. There are a lot of definitions that you can scan. But. If you have a teen or a child that will be soon, you MUST read this post and...
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gregg’s gift
Guest Post By Susan Zilberman I have a son, but he is no longer here with me. He died at age 26 of an unintentional drug overdose. The pain of losing him is so unbearable that is almost defies...
View ArticleKratom: The New Legal High for Teens
Kratom: The New Legal Drug of Choice for Teens There’s a new drug in town and teens all over the country are trying it out. Why wouldn’t they? It isn’t illegal. If it isn’t illegal, for sure it must be...
View ArticleTeens and Prescription Drugs
Unprescribed Prescription Drugs Kill There is nothing – nothing – in this world more sad and senseless than the funeral of a young person. The slide show plays over-sized pictures of smile after...
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Watching “Adult Content” Is Rewiring Your Son’s Brain
What percentage of teenagers between the ages of 15 and 17 do you think have viewed pornography on the internet? Twenty percent? Forty percent? Is that too high? According to Salvo Magazine and a...
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Alive with Brain Damage: Synthetic Drug Use
“Teen narrowly escapes death after smoking synthetic marijuana,” is the CNN headline. This story’s happy ending is that she is alive, but it is marred by the fact that 70% of her brain is dead. Emily...
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PSA: Talk To Your Teens About Binge Drinking
Do you talk to your kids about drinking? Do you tell them you hope they don’t drink? Do you stress that if they do drink they are to take a cab or call you for a ride? Probably. Has it ever occurred to...
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