On Jan. 1, 2014, marijuana officially became a legal, recreational drug in Colorado. While only those 21 and older are allowed to buy pot, many rehab facilities are preparing to deal with a new wave of teen use...

Pope Gets Attention for Paying Attention to OthersGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:Right about now, most of us are spend at least a little time looking...

Snapchat has become one of the most popular social networks among teens because it offers a level of privacy that other photo-swapping services don't allow: If you send a picture via Snapchat, it'll self-destru...

Christmas is over, and some of the holiday's youngest celebrants wrapped more than dolls and Duplos. Santa gave some of them their very own tablet computers.In some ways, it makes sense. The touchscreen on a ta...

It's not how you look that's important, our mothers told us: It's what's on the inside that counts.As it turns out, our moms might've been wrong. In one of the most discouraging studies of the year, researchers...

Fewer than 40 percent of youth believe marijuana is harmful, according to a massive survey by the National Institutes of Health. The survey, which polled more than 41,000 eighth, 10th and 12th players, also fou...

The dangers of concussions have become big news in the sports world as of late, and with good reason. The damage that can occur after hard and repeated blows to the head can be life long, and have been blamed o...

Half of all British youth between the age of 12 and 17 say they've never sent an actual letter—you know, one with a stamp—in their lives. About 5 percent say they don't know how.Of course, they're n...

You better watch out, you better not cry. Santa Claus is coming…with a polygraph machine.At least he is at London's Hammerson shopping malls. This year, before kids sit on jolly ol' St. Nick's lap, his he...

Think PG-13 movies are generally good for youth? Think again. There's little difference in the level of violence found in PG-13 and R-rated movies, according to a study from the University of Pennsylvania's Ann...