RED RIBBON WEEK: For Teens, a Neurological Reason to Stay Off Drugs
RED RIBBON WEEK: For teens, a neurological reason to stay off drugs
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The pitfalls of substance abuse have been hammered into teenagers in their formative years, from overdose and addiction to incarceration and drug-related violence. But a growing field of research and brain science shows there's yet another reason for …
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The Teenage Brain and Addiction
Frances Jensen, MD, Sr. Associate in Medicine & Director of Epilepsy Research at Children’s Hospital Boston, explains what makes the teenage brain susceptible to alcohol and drug addiction
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