The Effects of Addiction
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In addition, specific times shown in videos and podcasts indicate start of discussion on addiction and substance abuse.
Videos
The Workings of the Adolescent Mind (2:00)
BrainFacts.org, September, 2016
The Teenage Brain (27:00)
The Health Bridge, May, 2016
Q & A with Dr. Frances Jensen (20:00)
C-Span, January 23, 2015
Dr. Frances Jensen, "The Teenage Brain" (14:20)
Politics and Prose, January 21, 2015
Dr. Frances Jensen, "The Teenage Brain, Part II (2:13)
Boston Children's Hospital, September 11, 2008
Podcasts
"Why Teenagers Behave Like Teenagers" (7:45)
WHYY, Philadelphia: NPR Fresh Air, with Terry Gross
"The Promise and Perils of the Teenage Brain" (13:30)
Writer's Voice, hosted by Francesca Rheannon, June, 2015
Articles
"Are Teens’ Brains More Vulnerable to Addiction?"
The Fix, Maggie Ethridge, September 19, 2018
"The Teen Brain"
Debra Bradley Ruder, Harvard Magazine, September-October, 2008
"Why Teenagers Are Impulsive, Addiction-Prone and Should Protect Their Brains"
NPR Fresh Air, article that accompanied the Terry Gross podcast above; released January 28, 2015
"Secrets of the Teenage Brain"
The Guardian, The Observer, Family section, written by Katie Forster, January 25, 2015
"Here's All The Scary (Yet Awesome) Changes Happening In Teenagers' Brains
MTV News, Marty Beckerman, January 8, 2015
"No Such Thing as TMI"
Chicago Health Online, Marco Buscaglia, April 29, 2015
"The Perfect Storm: Twitter, Marijuana and the Teen Brain"
Psychology Today, Susan Newman, Ph.d, April 29, 2015
"Teenagers' Brains Make Them More Prone to Addiction"
Philly Voice, John Kopp, September 10, 2018
"What the Were You Thinking?!? Understanding the Teenage Brain"
Your Teen Magazine, Frances E. Jensen, date unknown