Dangerous Viral Trend Threatens Teens: ‘Smoking’ Alcohol 25JUN Today News reported today that a trend of smoking alcohol has been gaining momentum among teens. This practice is very harmful and extremely dangerous. The story is as follows: It’s the dangerous new way teens are getting drunk — and it’s going viral. Now doctors say it could …
“You don’t have to know what’s wrong. You just have to know it’s not right.” That’s the message of a new local campaign aiming to better connect young people with community resources for mental health and wellness. The campaign kicked off Tuesday with around 70 community members standing on street corners downtown and elsewhere in …
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Start with that simple statement and remember it every time you think about eating some junk food or grease or sugar or prefab microwave meals. Some years ago I had a highly successful wrestling coach ask me if I could help his top ranked program with some dietary advice. He recounted a story of finding …
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http://www.ijreview.com/2014/01/106169-colorado-legalizes-pot-wednesday-two-year-old-tests-positive-pot-thursday/
http://press-news.org/117521-energy-drinks-plus-alcohol-pose-a-public-health-threat.html
John Underwood is coming back and he’s bringing Shaun Huls! Individual tickets are available on our website under events. Groups need to register with Coleen Smith at 324-1032 or [email protected]. Registration is Required.
” What scientists do know is that 10 minutes of smoking an e-cigarette — for a person who has never smoked a cigarette — does cause a noticeable increase in airway resistance in the lungs.” Candy Flavors targeting kids. http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/02/17/276558592/candy-flavors-put-e-cigarettes-on-kids-menu
Disturbing survey results: Large proportions of high school students normally at low risk for marijuana use (e.g., non-cigarette-smokers, religious students, those with friends who disapprove of use) reported intention to use marijuana if it were legal. Read more here: http://www.cadca.org/resources/detail/survey-finds-more-teens-would-use-marijuana-if-legal
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/friends-common-source-of-abused-prescription-meds/2014/03/03/3b88cb7a-a31d-11e3-b865-38b254d92063_story.html?eid=%%__AdditionalEmailAttribute1%%
In Prickly Pear Junction’s latest edition, there was an interesting article on exercise and making kids smarter. Click here for the article: CAN EXERCISE MAKE KIDS SMARTER Click here to view the entire issue: http://www.pricklypearjunction.com/?page_id=4224
