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Synthetic cannabis products now within teens' reach
Marijuana use is illegal at the federal level and in some states, including North Carolina, but today there are . The legalization of hemp via the 2018 Farm Bill set the stage for a tsunami of synthetic THC products to enter the market. The lack of regulation of these goods has particular risks for teens who are being exposed to products with high concentrations of THC, according to researchers. "Currently the potency of the products available are extremely high. They're really, really intoxicating.
Miseducated: What even is PrEP?
0:00/7:50 There was an error loading the media player. When asked about the best way to prevent the transmission of HIV, teens gave the same answer over and over again: "Don't have sex." But as data from the latest Forsyth County Youth Risk Behavior survey shows, teens are having sex. The same survey shows that about half of those sexually active teens are having unprotected sex.
Radio 101
A WFDD Original We are a platform for young voices in our community to explore issues that they are passionate about. From personal reflections to topics of national relevance, Radio 101 provides high school students with the tools to turn their ideas into feature stories.
From fun to dependency: How a high school student fell into vaping
WFDD's Radio 101 has chosen to use only the first initial of the student in the following story due to the sensitive subject matter and to protect the student's privacy. It was on a bus back home from a field hockey game that M tried a vape for the first time. "And I look over at my friends across the aisle from me. And I see them like ...
Amy Williams, Victoria O’Byrne and Katy Cox Join ukactive Board of Directors
ukactive announces the appointment of three new Board members: Winter Olympics gold medallist Amy Williams MBE, PR specialist Victoria O’Byrne and management consultant Katy Cox. Amy and Victoria join the Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors with immediate effect, marking the first appointments under ukactive’s new Chair, Mike Farrar, who took over from Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson on 1 September.
Covid-19 cases at border skyrocket after pre-departure testing scrapped
By Katy Cox Covid-19 border cases have increased nearly fivefold since the government scrapped pre-departure testing for international arrivals in June. The number of average daily border cases was 65 in the week before pre-departure testing was dumped; last week it increased to 307. University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker said it was a bad sign and meant new-variants of Covid-19 would enter the country quicker than ever before.
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