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A new study delineates parents’ widespread, soaring drug-abuse …

WebFigure 1. Drug overdose deaths, parents by age, and teens/young adults, 2011-21. Sources: JAMA Psychiatry 5/8/2024; CDC 2024. From 2011 to 2021 – exactly …

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Soaring parental, adult, and social issue troubles -- not screens …

WebFirst, contrary to Twenge’s assertions, 20-agers are not the most suicidal.The one-time 2020-21 spike in younger-age suicides accompanying the COVID …

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How Jean Twenge et al get the middle-aged drug abuse crisis and …

WebSources: CDC 2024, 2024a. *A large and increasing majority of ER poisoning cases appear to be drug/alcohol-related, particularly opioids, but further refinement is …

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Middle-aged, not young, adults are the U.S.'s leading age for …

WebContradicting claims that long-term mental health troubles have made young adults the nation’s leading group for suicide, the latest Centers for Disease Control …

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There’s no “teenage mental health crisis.” Teens’ depression and

WebAuthorities, from the Surgeon General, mental health practitioners, professional associations, educators, and political leaders to hundreds of media …

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A graphic illustration of older generations' massive suicide and …

WebSource: Centers for Disease Control 2024. Figure 1. Suicide and overdose rates, teenage girls vs. men and women of age to be their parents as Generation Z grew …

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Parental/adult abuse is by far the biggest factor – and the most …

WebA reply to Jean Twenge. Dr. Jean Twenge is to be commended for her detailed response to my postings that the soaring rates of overdose and self-inflicted …

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How long will authorities keep ignoring the devastating effects of

WebIn 2007, the year “experts” who blame social media for teenagers’ and young adults’ growing depression and anxiety start with, the teenage suicide rate stood at its …

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How is Gen Z coping with out-of-control American grownups

WebGen Z teens are likely to have very different views of “adults” than past generations. Those most at risk spent their childhoods and, especially, adolescences …

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Everyone is wrong on teen suicide

WebRecently colleague David Stein challenged the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s report on “teenage suicide.” To show that …

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How social media access prevents teen suicide – particularly by …

WebThe critical role of social media and online access in keeping depressed and potentially suicidal teens (especially younger ones) from actually attempting and …

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A major mystery on teens, suicide, and social media

WebCompared to teens who rarely or never go online (less than 1 hour a day), teens who are online a lot (5+ hours per day) are much more depressed, sadder, and …

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WebMike Males. A new study delineates parents’ widespread, soaring drug-abuse from 2011-2021 – exactly the period teens’ depression rose. More parents died from drug o.d.’s …

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Today’s supposedly “depressed, miserable girls” are outrunning …

WebToday’s supposedly “depressed, miserable girls” are outrunning everyone. If social-media is driving how Gen Z girls think and act, bring on more social media. As …

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Grownups, be humble. Teen girls are coping with their stresses far

WebMike Males “The girls are not alright?” The adults are even less “alright.” If I were dictator, the following disclaimers would head all commentaries (citing ages of …

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Critics of Gen Z and social media enjoy the luxury to pick and …

WebSource: CDC WISQARS, Fatal and Nonfatal Injury Reports, 2024. CDC fatality figures show 96% of accidental/undetermined poisonings are from alcohol and …

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A convincing 8-year study shows teens who are most active online …

WebA convincing 8-year study shows teens who are most active online also socialize more with friends in the real world Far from harmfully “re-wiring” brains,” social …

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Do teenagers really say social media is bad for them

WebWrong. While a large majority of teens back then – like today – defended their cultural choices, a significant minority insisted “devil music” was destroying their …

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