A new study has found that gay and bisexual teenagers are far more likely to use steroids than heterosexual teenagers. In fact, the study, which was carried out by psychologists at the Fenway Institute, shows that gay teens are six times more likely to take such drugs. That may be a shocking finding for some […]
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With the school year finally upon us, college students are at risk for much more than the odd poor grade or missed 9 am class. First time students can become easily tempted by the freedom that being away at college affords. And, as a result, they can develop some seriously unhealthy habits that disrupt their […]
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Did you ever suspect that what your children watch on television, at home, at night, may actually be driving them to bad behaviors—like drinking? A study published by the School of Community and Global Health at Claremont Graduate University in California found that seventh-graders who are exposed to alcohol ads on television (and thought they […]
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There’s been a big, mellow cloud of doubt cast on a recent study that linked cannabis usage to causing lower teenage IQ. A Norwegian study is suggesting the research to the Meier study was incomplete. In the Meier study being called into question was conducted by Dunedin Multi-disciplinary Health and Development Study out of New […]
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Scientists have discovered a link between a gene in the brain and a tendency to binge drink among teens. The findings, published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences Journal (or the PNAS), linked the RASGRF-2 gene to a process in which alcohol stimulates the brain to release dopamine, which in turn triggers a sense of […]
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Matthew Scheidt, 18, has been convicted of four felonies after impersonating a physician’s assistant. The Florida teenager had been working in a hospital emergency room for weeks before he was arrested. The issue started when Scheidt was given the wrong work badge. He went to the hospital to receive a work badge for his job […]
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