A new study done by researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center shows massive ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) drug abuse among teens. The study evaluated 1998-2005 data from the American Association of Poison Control Centers.

Teens find twitter pointless and know that no online sees their profile. Therefore, they don't see why they should pay extra to their mobile phone providers to tweet.

Heritage Christian School in Findlay, Ohio has made national headlines for a decision to suspend a student for participating in a prom at a nearby public school.

Everyone can agree that we are stuck in an economic sinkhole. But what will bring us all out of the gloom and doom of this recession? Should we look at the baby boomers that are clamoring to exit this horrible economic environment? No, I don’t think so. I think we need to focus our attention on the youth. I know that this may be a farfetched idea but hear me out.

“Get off the phone!” is becoming a common phrase in American high schools around the country. On average, I catch ten or more students with their phone every week. Some weeks are worse than others, but it seems that not a day goes by when I don’t see the tell tale phone-shaped bulge in a hoodie, or a glimpse of a brightly colored phone sticking out of someone’s pocket. The policy is “If you see a cell phone, confiscate it and turn it into the office.”

Deerfield High Shool in Illinois today has released a statement that they are looking for volunteers to find Caroline Stitcher, who is a 17 years old teenage girl missing.

Alcohol and attitudes are two of the key factors that health professionals need to be aware of when they are dealing with sexually active teenagers.

What's a governor? While, besides being someone like Arnold Schwarzenegger, a governor limits how fast you can drive by controlling the amount of fuel that reaches your engine. Ford will debut its MyKey system, which has this feature and more, on 2010 cars, starting with the Ford Focus. It will quickly become standard on many other Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models.

You might laugh at those Zits comic strips, which have shown a teenager text messaging his mother from across the room (and more), but you shouldn't. A recently released Neilsen Mobile report indicates that using a cell phone to actually talk to someone has become passe, and that text messaging is more popular than calling.

On June 4, a report published by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that in the past 16 years high school students have become less likely to engage in health risk-related behaviors such as having sex and taking drugs.

Teenagers who excessively use their cell phone are more prone to disrupted sleep, restlessness, stress and fatigue, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

Student scientists from the United States and around the world are converging in South Africa this month in what is likely to be one of the largest-ever international gatherings of teenage researchers. The conference, which takes place June 22-27 at the University of Cape Town, is organized by GLOBE, a worldwide science and education program operated in part by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR).