Jan 8, 2009
New York - Mississippi, as a result of its conservative ideology in governmental leadership, proves beyond a doubt that gaps between rich and poor create a culturally divisive environment. This is true of many states where poverty is the mark of distinction. Mississippi has the highest teen birth rate as a result of a larger population of poor versus the wealthy.
Poverty is the common denominator in creating a crisis in health care as well as education. However, when the division between rich ... Read More
Jan 7, 2009
New York - The government has released new information about the teen birth rate. The statistics they have gathered from birth certificates state that the number of teens having babies and the amount of babies they are having is on the rise. In 2006, the last recorded data shows that the birth rate increased by 3%.
The increase occurred in teens ages fifteen to seventeen and seventeen to nineteen. The demographics for the increase was for whites, hispanics and blacks. The black teen ... Read More
Nov 5, 2008
New York (That Happened!) - Teens addicted to opioids who received the continued treatment of the medication buprenorphine-naloxone combined with treatment, had a lower chance of using opioids in the future compared to adolescents who went through a short-term detox program using the same medication, according to a new study.
An opioid is a chemical substance that has a morphine-like action in the body. The main use is for pain relief. These agents work by binding to opioid receptors, which are found principally ... Read More
