When counseling teens, ask them how much sleep they are getting. Sleep deprivation increases the likelihood teens will suffer myriad negative consequences, including an inability to concentrate, poor grades, drowsy-driving incidents, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, thoughts of suicide and even suicide attempts.
Among teens, sleep deprivation an epidemic
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