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I think about eating, my mind racing. I get in line and get my food. I walk quickly over to a table. Once there, I take another look at my sandwich, and then start the thing that will award me questions and strange looks. I open up my black, worn... (more »)

Tanning beds are a popular, easy, and quick way to get a tan that you might not want to lay out in the sun for hours to get. Tons of people around the world use tanning beds, but do they really know the facts behind them? According to studies,... (more »)

I was 9 years old when I fell into my depression, of coarse, I didn't know what it was called back theen. I just theought sometheing was wrong withe me. Considering I was never happy, and I always felt EXTREAMLY bad. I really didn't know... (more »)

There are so many different body types, but most girls just want one. They want to be like the models they see in magazines or on TV. Unfortunately many girls fail to realize that this body type isn’t a healthy one. There’s a difference... (more »)

Over the summer I got the chance to experience severe dehydration and ended up having heat stroke and couldn’t even say my own name, since than I have been very conscious about staying hydrated. Staying hydrated not only helps you perform better... (more »)

Imagine yourself coming home from an exhausting day of school and you walk in on your sister in the bathroom; as she is leaning over the toilet, trying to make herself vomit. Before you think about walking away and ignoring it, go tell an adult... (more »)

Between the ages 16 and 17 I was in a rather dark place. A dark world with black water that I was struggling to get out of, yet heavy weight on my shoulders kept dragging me down. I had almost reached the bottom of the abyss before I... (more »)

Someone, somewhere, commits suicide every 18 minutes (about-teen-depression.com). Teenage depression is a very serious topic, it is important to know how it affects a person and to know that there are many ways to prevent self-harm and even... (more »)

On May 3, 1980, an innocent human being was taken from this world. She was only 13 years old at the time; all she was doing was taking a peaceful walk when she was a hit by a drunk driver, who had twice the legal alcohol limit, and she was killed... (more »)

Over the years, obesity has been an increasing problem in our world, especially in the United States. Obesity results in over 300,000 deaths a year. The youth and adolescents of the country contribute greatly to the rising number of citizens... (more »)