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Teens growing up with strict or permissive parents are far more likely to binge drink than teens from authoritative households.
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Kids that attend youth clubs regularly, like Boys and Girls Club of America, are less likely to start drinking, smoking or using drugs, less likely to get involved with gangs and less likely to fail at school, say researchers at Ohio State.
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Most high school kids drink alcohol, almost half drank within a month of being asked; and almost a quarter of high school seniors raid the medicine cabinet to get high.
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Middle school aged children with parents who allow them to watch R rated movies are far more likely to drink alcohol in the coming young teenage years than kids who aren’t allowed to watch such adult content.
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Middle school aged children with parents who allow them to watch R rated movies are far more likely to drink alcohol in the coming young teenage years than kids who aren’t allowed to watch such adult content.
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Dutch researchers say that although parents often try to teach responsible drinking by introducing alcohol to their teen children, that this approach generally backfires, and actually promotes heavier drinking in and out of the house.
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Ninth graders who have a favorite artist with three or more songs that contain marijuana references are 2 times more likely to be current marijuana smokers than teen who favor artists not singing about marijuana.
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Although high school seniors aren’t abusing drugs at levels seen in the 1990’s, marijuana use is on the rise and researchers say that teen attitudes about the acceptability of marijuana use are a cause for concern.
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In China, teens who can’t get off the computer are twice as likely to cut, burn, hit or otherwise harm themselves.
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Researchers say that knowing where your kids are, who they’re with and what they’re up to is the best way to keep them from experimenting with marijuana.
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Australian researchers say that drinking during early pregnancy seems to elevate the risks of childhood depression or anxiety while drinking during later pregnancy elevates the risks of aggressive childhood behaviors.
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A quick and easy adolescent alcohol and drug screening test has been shown to also reliably predict risky adolescent sexual behaviors. Of those that score positive for substance use, about half will also have sex without a condom.
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Scientists who study in-vitro fertilization (IVF) say that couples who consume even very moderate quantities of alcohol reduce their chances of a successful live birth by as much as 25%.
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Taiwanese researchers have linked ADHD, depression, hostility and social phobia to an increased risk of internet addiction in teens.
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Teens that think smoking is OK are far more likely to also use marijuana and alcohol.
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