Teen Health

The nonprofit SHIFT NC has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control to help health centers coordinate and improve services…

Psychiatrists at Duke University have found that administering high doses of alcohol to adolescent rats could limit their learning and memory into…

People who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are much more likely than the rest of the population to take up smoking. But a new report out…

While the verdict has long been out that adolescents are irrational and impulsive, recent research has shown that hormones are not the primary culprit for…

While the verdict has long been out that adolescents are irrational and impulsive, recent research has shown that hormones are not the primary culprit for…

While there are many studies that highlight the irrational nature of teenagers’ decisions, a new study conducted by researchers at Duke University has…

Researchers at Duke University have been studying the affect of poverty and parenting on substance abuse in adolescents. The findings suggest self-control…

Duke University is opening a new center dedicated to research on how to curb teen substance abuse. The new Center for the Study of Adolescent Risk and…

North Carolina's teen birth rate is down significantly as more of them wait to have children. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and…

Johnston County teenagers will lead a discussion today aimed at stopping deadly crashes involving young drivers. Organizers of the Teen Driving Summit…