Professor of Family Medicine Peter J. Carek MD talks about teens and steroids.  How big is the problem?  What is the profile of the steroid using teen?  What are the signs and symptoms that parents, coaches, and educators should look for?  Finally, what are the short and long term consequences of teens using steroids. 

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Host Jeff Wolfsberg interviews Julie Kahn-Schaye.  Julie is the Program Director of the Dating Violence Intervention Program at Transition House in Boston, MA.  Established in 1986, as the first program of its kind to introduce the issues of domestic and dating violence to youth in Massachusetts's schools.  The Dating Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) has become one of the most successful violence prevention programs in greater Boston.

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Host Jeff Wolfsberg interviews teen expert and blogger Vanessa Van Petten about student burnout and stressed out high school seniors.  She offers tips and strategies for students, parents, and educator on how to recognize and deal with burnout.  

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Host Jeff Wolfsberg interviews John McCardell of the Amethyst Initiative. 

Recently, the presidents of about 100 U.S. colleges are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age to 18. John McCardell, the former president of Middlebury College in Vermont, says his group, the Amethyst Initiative, is against intoxication but supports responsible, adult behavior toward alcohol and a national debate on the drinking age. 

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Jeff live at the Baylor School, Chattanooga, TN giving a presentation to parents in the chapel on May 23, 2008.

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Dr. Jack Thaw is Licensed Clinical Psychologist.  He is a Managing Partner of Counseling Affiliates with locations in Glastonbury and Farmington, CT.  He is the Senior Author of the book "Developing Responsive Human Services".  Dr. Thaw conducts workshops on family communication.  

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Gary Margolis Ph.D. is Director of the Center for Counseling and Human Relations and Associate Professor of English and American Literatures at Middlebury College. His clinical work on the developmental issues of college students has appeared in many journals and national magazines. He is the recipient of the Saint Michaels college clinical psychology award for mental health practice in Vermont. His most recent book, "Fire in the Orchard" was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry.

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Recently I sat down with FOX News anchor Kim Carrigan to talk about the transition to college.  New colleges and their parents face the challenge of self-reliance and homesickness.  Jeff offers insights and tips into the challenges of the new college student. 

Randy Woods is the Director of Health and Wellness at St. Paul's School in Baltimore.  He teaches 6th grade health science, serves as the 6th grade dean, and coaches JV basketball.  Randy has been associated with St. Paul’s since 1984. During his time here he has served as Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Director of the Summer Programs, Assistant Middle School Principal, and has coached numerous sports at the Upper and Middle School levels.

Randy talks about St. Paul's K-12 health and wellness program.

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Dr. Porter-Honnet is the Director of the Stanley H. King Counseling Institute.  The Counseling Institute was founded over 40 years ago to enhance the work of independent schools, which have long been building conscious communities of adults and students. To this day the Institute provides teachers and schools insight, support, and guidance on how to best help students grow.

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