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Why Do Teenagers Turn To Suicide?
High school is a strange time in the life of a teenager. In fact, looking back on those teenage years can be painfully embarrassing for many of us, no matter how popular we were in high school or how cool we thought we were. Luckily,...
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Why Do We Treat Mental Health Differently Than Physical...
It's Not Always Easy To See When Someone Is Suffering. It’s easy to see when someone is physically sick. Take a look at someone who is in the late stages of cancer and you can for sure tell something bad is going on. Even with...
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It's National Eating Disorder Week
Dealing With Eating Disorders Across the country this week, university students are trying to raise awareness about eating disorders. The term eating disorder covers a wide range of different conditions, ranging from bulimia to anorexia,...
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How To Know Your Loved One Is Hiding An Addiction
There are a surprising number of adults who struggle with substance abuse issues. As strange as it might sound, most people know someone who has struggled with substance abuse at one point or another. The question is, how do you...
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The Internet: A Way To Channel Grief Without Shame
Tragic, embarrassing, life consuming events can and will happen in your life time. I've recently stumbled across a website called the "Experience Project", it's a place that people can go to share stories or experiences in their lives...
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Can Video Games Be Beneficial For Those With Down Syndrome?
Recent studies and experiments have found that video games may have a number of applications that we have never considered before, especially in the fields of education and helping those with disabilities. For example, in a number of...
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What Lesson Can We Learn From The Urge To Get Wasted
Addiction doesn't simply happen to anyone, even those of us with severe genetic predispositions to drug and alcohol abuse going back for generations. That means that there's always going to be a trigger, something that leads one to abuse...
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The Danger of Synthetic Drugs
With the recent legalization of marijuana in Colorado, it is important to understand what type of drugs are available to teens. Emily Bauer of Texas nearly died from use of synthetic marijuana, and her family shares her story. Emily...
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5 Most Common Learning Disorders In Teens
If you have a teen who has been struggling in school, then you might want to consider the possibility that they are struggling with a learning disorder. These often go undiagnosed and can make success in school nearly impossible. This...
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