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Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Continuing a decades-long trend, the teenage pregnancy rate fell 38 per cent, from the all-time high in 1990 to a historic low in 2004, according to a new report by the National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the CDC. The decline is due in large part to improved contraceptive use among sexually active teens. A recent analysis by the Guttmacher Institute found that 86 per cent of the decline...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Depressed teens who retreat into marijuana may be making their conditions worse, national anti-drug abuse leaders said...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
MENDHAM, N.J., May 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- State and local leaders today gathered at Daytop-New Jersey, the first school of its kind in the U.S. to address epidemic drug and alcohol use by s...
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Latest Local News Headlines (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
LEBANON — A Warren County woman goes on trial Friday, May 9, accused of allowing underage Springboro High School teens to be in her home while she was drinking or in possession of alcohol.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) urges Congress to shift funding from abstinence-only sex education to comprehensive, age-appropriate programs for all teens, and advocates access to contraceptive services for all reproductive-age women. "Teen pregnancy is a problem that's not going away, and it's time to reevaluate which strategies are working and which are not.
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ACOG News Releases (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) urges Congress to shift funding from abstinence-only sex education to comprehensive, age-appropriate programs for all teens, and advocates access to contraceptive services for all reproductive-age women.
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RHRealityCheck.org blogs (Free subscription) | 04/29/2008
It's time for Congress to take a hard look at some less sexy aspects of sex and sexuality -- like the high rates of STIs contracted by teen girls.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
WASHINGTON, April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The teen pregnancy rate
in the United States continued to decline between 2002 and 2004, according
to data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
National Center for Health Statistics. The teen pregnancy rate
(girls aged 15-19) declined 5% between 2002 and 2004. Overall, the teen
pregnancy rate has declined 38% between 1990...
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
Teen drinking rate in Bulgaria is among the highest in Europe, while the number of youngsters going in for a sport is one of the lowest, a survey by European Cities against Drugs (ECAD) shows. The research conducted in nine European cities, among them Vilnius, Reykjavik, Riga, Helsinki, and Saint-P...
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NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
Young people from two Brooklyn churches are staging a play, "Full Pockets," that deals with issues such as teen pregnancy, gang culture and drug abuse that have troubled society for generations.
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http://britneybash.com/rss.xml (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
A heavily pregnant Jamie Lynn Spears was elbowed in the kisser after attending a drunken teen party with fiance Casey Aldridge on April 5th. More than 500 teens attended the bash, where Casey was spied downing cans of draft and an unidentified girl was sexually assaulted. According to a new report from The National Enquirer, Jamie Lynn was injured when she attempted to break up a fight between two...
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Press Booth (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Two new reports issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration give parents all the reason they need to crack down on teen drinking.
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adn.com: Alaska (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
WASILLA -- Nearly 20 teenagers were cited for underage drinking across the Matanuska-Susitna Borough last weekend, according to reports from Alaska State Troopers and Palmer and Wasilla police.
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The Age (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
Teenagers love their mobile phones, and researchers may be able to take advantage of that fact to improve their health.
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Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
Teenagers love their mobile phones, and researchers may be able to take advantage of that fact to improve their health.
