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• Young people are stressed — especially girls [AP-MTV POLL]
  Stressed out by your high-pressured job? Don’t assume your child is any less stressed out by school. Especially if she’s a she.
  (tags: youth culture)

• Alcohol-saturated ‘fun’ on campus can be lethal [USATODAY]
  As students head to the nation’s college campuses, relishing their new independence, criminal prosecutions in the deaths of two young men are a sober reminder of how quickly alcohol-fueled “fun” can spin out of control.
  (tags: youth culture alcohol college)
• Campus Downloading Crackdowns [MTV News]
  Among the many harsh realities greeting new and returning college students this week is the realization that some of their schools are rolling out one-strike-and-you’re-out rules regarding illegal downloading.
  (tags: youth culture media music)
• ‘High School Musical’ Kids Soaking Up Success [Billboard.coom]
  The “High School Musical” kids were expecting big things for the just-premiered “High School Musical 2.” But they weren’t taking the big ratings for granted, either. Now, the accompanying soundtrack looks likely to debut tomorrow (Aug. 22) at No. 1 on The
  (tags: youth culture television music media)
• “More Kids Cutting Themselves” [Connect with Kids]
  According to a new study from Brown University, self-injury is becoming more common. Researchers surveyed more than 600 high school students and 46 percent reported injuring themselves purposefully in the past year.
  (tags: youth culture self-mutilation depression)

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• College Students Growing More Receptive to Mobile Ads [MarketingVOX]
  College students are increasingly receptive to receiving advertising via text messages on cell phones and other mobile devices.
  (tags: youth culture cell_phone)
• “More Teens Using Meth” [Connect with Kids]
  Methamphetamine is described as “cocaine times 10.” It’s powerful and potent, and the addiction can start the first time you use the drug. Despite the warnings, the use of meth continues to rise.
  (tags: youth culture drugs)

• The 10 Most Caffeinated Diet Drinks
  is a brand of citrus soda drink from Cadbury-Schweppes. The level of caffe
  (tags: culture)

• Not Clicking With the Facebook Crowd [washingtonpost.com]
  (tags: youth culture facebook social_networking internet)
• Child abuse rises when dad is at war [MSNBC.com]
  Mothers are twice as likely to physically hurt kids, government study finds
  (tags: youth culture abuse)
• The Myth About Boys [TIME]
  (tags: yotuh culture violence)
• “Depression and Drinking” [Connect with Kids]
  (tags: youth culture drinking depression)
• “Trampoline Injuries Rising” [Connect with Kids]
  Despite warnings from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the number of trampolines sold for home use continues to rise. The number of injuries from kids using trampolines is also rising.
  (tags: youth culture)

• ‘Safe drinking’ for teens? There’s no such thing [Daily Southtown]
  They wear clothes purchased at the Geneva Commons mall. Add highlights to cover annoying strands of gray. Drive silver SUVs and Saturday morning golf carts. Raise money for the booster club and yell their lungs out at Friday night football games.
  (tags: youth culture drinking drugs)
• Kids’ ATV Death Rate Up, Study Says, Recent 24 Percent Rise Renews Calls For Restrictions, Ban On Use By Anyone Under 16 [CBS News]
  The death rate of kids using all-terrain vehicles in the United States increased significantly during a recent five-year span, according to one report, adding fuel to efforts by a parents’ group to restrict and ultimately ban the use of the machines by an
  (tags: youth culture driving)
• Teen sex trends worry evangelicals [Abilene Reporter]
  Recent books and studies seem to indicate disturbing sexual trends among evangelical Christians. And this time we’re not talking about their pastors or political leaders. The new attention is on evangelical teenagers, who reportedly start sex earlier than
  (tags: youth culture sex)