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Teen Doping to Enhance Academic Performance

Teen Doping to Enhance Academic Performance

FromInside The Mind of Teens and Tweens


Teen Doping to Enhance Academic Performance

FromInside The Mind of Teens and Tweens

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Competition and academic pressures are driving many teens to take drugs they believe can enhance their mental performance. Our guests bring parents up to speed on the array of problems with this trend and why smart drugs may be a dumb choice for teens.



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William David Graf, M.D., FAAP, FAAN is Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Patrick Larkin is the Assistant Superintendent for Learning for Burlington Public Schools in Massachusetts. Prior to this, Patrick served 15 years as a building level administrator at the high school level. Dr. Jann Gumbiner is a licensed psychologist specializing in child and adolescent psychology and writes a blog for Psychology Today.
Released:
Aug 17, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A program for teachers, parents, guardians, counselors and anyone who is regularly baffled by the process of trying to raise, teach, reach, coach or manage teens and tweens. The teen mind is different from the adult mind and Dr. Regina Lamourelle and her guests bring you the latest insights in neuroscience to help you make sense of adolescents.