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Confronting Ourselves

  • by John McClain
Many suffer from difficult physical and psychological addictions that hinder their lives. Breaking free from addictions can be a long, painful promise. The example of a First Lady of the United States provides clarity and motivation to overcome addictions and confront our problems.

Sidebar: Drug Abuse: A Major Health Problem

  • by Good News
The 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, under the auspices of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, tracks drug use among those 12 years and older. It revealed:

Protect Your Brain!

  • by David Treybig
Sadly, many young people today are falling on their brains—that is, they don't know how to protect their brains from danger as they're growing up.
The Hole in Your Heart

The Hole in Your Heart

  • by Mike Bennett
All of us have deep needs we seek to satisfy. Most of the things we try only paper over the problems—they don't solve them. What can fill your yearning?

The Growing 'Wellness' Revolution

  • by Edmond Macaraeg
Surprising as it may seem, the Holy Bible—considered by many as an ancient and obsolete book—contains some of the most advanced information concerning our health and well-being.

Christian Through College

  • by Ken Treybig
Many young people have successfully retained their Christian beliefs while obtaining a degree. Here's how.

Rise Above Peer Pressure

  • by Jerold Aust
Finding true friends and dealing with unwanted pressures are challenges at any age. Where can teens turn for help?
Teens and Alcohol

Teens and Alcohol

  • by Ken Treybig
Teens are consuming larger amounts of alcohol than in the past, and it is often done illegally. Is this just a harmless way to fit in with the crowd?

In Brief... Heroin Use on the Rise

  • by Cecil Maranville
Flush with increased spending money and the availability of a lower-priced, purer product, U.S. teens are using heroin at an increasing rate.

The Hug Drug or Sorrow Sold for Sweetness?

  • by Cecil Maranville
Millions of teens and young adults around the world are getting high on ecstasy. Evidence is mounting that this drug has dangerous side effects-much worse than initially thought.

You Can Say No and Keep Your Friends

  • by Graemme Marshall
Sometimes if you don't say no you can end up hurting yourself. The challenge is in learning to say no without offending others and losing friends.

Captivity to Modern Curses

  • by Howard Davis
Our world's astounding technical and scientific progress, coupled with spreading global prosperity over recent decades, masks enormous suffering in the world. Today's mixture of burgeoning progress and explosive suffering is as deceptive to humanity as it was to the ancient Egyptians.