Study of 'screen time' on mood, memory, and cognition wins top NIH Addiction …

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She asked 67 teens—divided into two groups—to take a series of tests measuring factors such as use of electronic devices, sleep patterns, anxiety, mood, and attention. She concluded that excessive screen time shapes adolescents' sleep patterns …
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Winnebago County drug court celebrates 31st graduation

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He entered various drug-treatment programs with no positive results. After continued drug abuse and stints of incarceration, Morales was accepted into Winnebago County's Adult Drug Court Program, a program he admittedly thought he could manipulate his …
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Rock For Vets band plays in the key of life – Signal Tribune Newspaper

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After serving in the U.S. invasion of Panama during Operation Just Cause up until 1990 and then in Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm, Elliott had battled with PTSD and drug addiction for years. But now, he has … Frank McIlquham, a Signal Hill …
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Local students gain confidence at Rotary Youth Leadership Award

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Here, students felt safe to share about their own personal challenges – topics from gender bias to bullying, drug abuse to peer acceptance. The "Walk" broke down barriers for the students and provided a safe and accepting environment where the students …
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