Teen choices

"Medical science has proven that cigarette-smoking is a serious health hazard. So why are so many teens picking up the habit? Teens and Smoking explores the real-life choices teens face as they develop an understanding of risks and consequences and of right and wrong.".

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that close to half of U.S. high school students have had sex. The consequences these teens face can be life-changing. Teens and Sex explores the real-life choices teens face as they develop an understanding of risks and consequences and of right and wrong.

The legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in various states has impacted teens’ views and decisions regarding experimenting with marijuana. Teens and Marijuana explores the real-life choices teens face as they develop an understanding of risks and consequences and of right and wrong.

With about 189,000 youth under 21 showing up in emergency rooms across the United States because of alcohol abuse, experts worry about the scope of alcohol usage among teens. Teens and Drinking explores the real-life choices teens face as they develop an understanding of risks and consequences and of right and wrong.

Bullying—whether online or face-to-face—can be an incredibly hurtful experience, often with serious (or even deadly)consequences for the teen being targeted. Teens and Bullying explores the real-life choices teens face as they develop an understanding of risks and consequences and of right and wrong.

Teenagers who share sexually explicit photographs of themselves with one another via cell phone can face embarrassment, bullying, loss of reputation, or even prosecution for sending or receiving child pornography if the images fall into the wrong hands. So why do so many teens see nothing wrong with sexting? Teens and Sexting explores the real-life choices that teens face as they develop an understanding of risks and consequences and of right and wrong.