Cultivate… KNOWLEDGE by understanding the effects of opioids on the brain

Prescription opioids can be effective for managing sever pain after an injury and surgery. However, prescription opioids can be dangerous and can have long lasting health effects. When opioids attach themselves to the receptors in many areas of the brain, they block signals of pain sent from the brain to the body and large amounts…

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Cultivate… KNOWLEDGE by understanding trauma’s impact to the brain

After one of our schools experience a very traumatic event, we believe parents, teachers, and other caring adults should know the effects of trauma and its impact on the brain. Trauma that is left untreated can have a major, long lasting effects on mental and physical health, which could also lead to more serious health…

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Cultivate… KNOWLEDGE by understanding the power of parents’ disapproval of underage drinking

Did you know that older teens are less likely to drive impaired as young adults when they know their parents disapprove of underage drinking? In a recent study by the Yale Developmental Neurocognitive Driving Simulation Research Center in New Haven, Connecticut, parents’ disapproval of their kids drinking alcohol could reduce their teen’s future risk of…

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Cultivate… KNOWLEDGE by understanding the effects of vaping on young brains

Did you know that in 2017, 25.6% of Oklahoma high school youth reported they currently were using a tobacco product, including e-cigarettes? E-cigarette devices are commonly used among teens and from recent studies, most teens who vape are unaware that vaping cartridges contain liquid nicotine in them. When a person vapes, the liquid nicotine is…

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