Reports on the result of the new Gallup Youth Survey on alcohol use and drunk driving of teenagers in the U.S. Percentage of teenagers who have an experience being a passenger of a car where a driver is a minor
Consuming ultra-processed foods that are typically high in salt, sugar, and fat—and cheap and accessible—may boost the risk of heart disease, diabetes, anxiety, depression, and cognitive decline.
Research finds that people are likely to choose friends who use alcohol, marijuana, or other substances in a similar way. Friends influence each others' substance use over time, growing more alike in their use. New research finds that one's perceptions of their friends'...
“80 percent of teen-agers have tried alcohol, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in the top three causes of death among teens: accidents, homicide and suicide” (Underage, CNN.com pg 3). Students may use drinking as a form of socializing, but is it really as good as it seems...
To warn children about the dangers of alcohol abuse, Siqueira recommends parents use every available opportunity to talk about the issue. "[Alcohol is] ubiquitous" she said. And kids see it everywhere -- on the sides of buses, on billboards and in movies, she said. ...
In order to help keep your child from becoming a statistic, you should learn about them and why teens decide to use drugs or consume alcohol. Often it is a form of rebellion as they question life lessons from parents. The media, internet, and friends become heavy influencers on th...
“No one is immune to the disease of addiction,” warns Katherine Ketcham, the coauthor of thirteen books, including Teens Under the Influence: The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs – How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It and the bestselling classic Under the ...
Oral cancer risk is also elevated in people who smoke or use smokeless tobacco. Adding alcohol to the mix intensifies this risk; those who smoke and are heavy drinkers have a 15-fold increased risk of oral cancer. Oral cancer usually starts as a sore inside the mouth that won't go away...
“When adolescents don’t have the skills to decompress, they are more likely to turn to unhealthy coping strategies to manage the stress and anxiety they feel, such as drugs and alcohol,” Wallace wrote. “Giving permission to rest communicates to our children that they are worthy of protecti...
sadness, shock, depression and frustration. People may also lose theirappetites, have troublesleepingor have nightmares, and they may turn todrugsor alcohol to self-medicate, studies show.