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Adolescents

Adolescents and marijuana: What nurses need to know

September 30, 2015

Andy was a freshman in high school when he first tried marijuana. He and his friends began experimenting, thinking marijuana was “cool and just like smoking a cigarette,…

Body image and alcohol use in teen girls

December 15, 2016

Adolescent girls with body image misperceptions are more likely to have had at least one drink in their life, and more likely to have engaged in episodes of…

Positive results after bariatric surgery in adolescents

November 12, 2015

Three years after undergoing bariatric surgery, adolescents experienced major improvements in their weight, metabolic health, and quality of life, according to a study in The New England Journal…

Why do adolescents engage in nonsuicidal self-injury?

August 20, 2018

How nurses can screen, intervene, and provide appropriate referrals. Takeaways: Nonsuicidal self-injury is a commonly hidden behavior among adolescents Screening in primary care and schools provides optimal opportunities…