Pot a thief robs teens of awareness and growth
By John Barbour AP An essay warns marijuana robs adolescents of awareness, strength, and emotional balance. It describes how pot becomes a central habit, dulling school, clubs, and sports, and fosters paranoia, fatigue, and emotional withdrawal while noting limited physical addiction. Dr. Pollin urges discouraging teen use. Next: Try Being a Parent.
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Autopsy links seven Atlanta child deaths to killer
The DeKalb County medical examiner says seven recent Atlanta child slayings share disturbing similarities and likely connect to one killer. Curtis Walker, 13, was asphyxiated with minimal neck trauma and facial injuries. Fibrous evidence on walkers’s body supports a single perpetrator theory amid ongoing case connections.
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