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Posts Tagged ‘Adolescence’

• Marijuana Use at Young Age Lowers IQ

  August 27th, 2012 by Pat Anson, Editor

  Regular use of marijuana by adolescents causes lasting harm to a person’s intelligence, attention and memory, according to an international research team. In a long range study of over 1,000 New Zealanders, people who started using cannabis regularly as adolescents…

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• Painkiller Abuse Often Starts in High School

  May 8th, 2012 by Elizabeth Magill

  The risk of misusing prescription painkillers peaks earlier than many experts thought – at age 16 — according to a nationwide survey by Michigan State University researchers. At that age, about one in 30 youths start using painkillers to get…

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• Behavioral Therapy May Help Teens with Fibromyalgia

  December 22nd, 2011 by Elizabeth Magill

  Teaching teens to cope with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia through behavioral therapy may provide some relief from their symptoms, a new study reveals. “This is the first major breakthrough in understanding how best to treat fibromyalgia in teenagers,” said…

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