Depression in Young People
Young people can feel sad and worried about life events such as exams, changing schools or moving house, fights with friends or family. If the feelings of sadness affect everyday life, and lasts for weeks or months, the young person…
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How to Deal With Puberty?
The time when a young person’s sexual and reproductive organs mature is puberty. The body starts to make hormones that trigger growth and sexual development, before any physical changes happen. Puberty starts at around 10 years for girls and 12…
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Smoking tobacco is deadly!
Smoking kills more Americans every year than road accidents, alcohol and other drugs combined. Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco smoke that causes smokers to continue to smoke. Addicted smokers need enough nicotine over a day to ‘feel normal’…
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How much sleep do preschoolers and big kids need?
Sleep is very important to kids’ well-being, but the link between a child’s behavior and a lack of sleep isn’t always obvious. When adults are tired, they can be lack energy or grumpy, but kids can become hyper, disagreeable, and…
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The Alcohol Hangover
Hangover is a set of unpleasant symptoms that usually follows excessive alcohol intake. Most people can recognise the signs and treat the symptoms themselves, also some people can experience a hangover from one drink. When you drink, the alcohol triggers…
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Working at a Relationship – Tips for Success
A good relationship generally involves two people who can communicate, respect each other and have equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities. To meet these challenges, and to keep your relationship happy and healthy, you need to work at it. Relationships are…
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How Alcohol Affects Your Body?
Many Americans enjoy a drink. In fact, in United States, most widely used social drug is alcohol. But like all drugs, alcohol can damage your body, especially if you drink in binges or heavily every day. Alcohol affects your body in…
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Behind Closed Doors: Family Violence
Family violence (also called domestic violence or domestic abuse) is not only physical abuse but can be emotional, psychological, sexual, spiritual, economic or legal abuse. All forms of family violence are unacceptable and illegal! In Georgia, family violence covers a…
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