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My Shopping Detox
While checking out, my purchase feels like a necessity, rather than a want.
What Is Passion?
Nothing lives up to my expectation of what passion should feel like.
Only Smiling On The Outside: Teens Hide Depression
At home, I isolate myself. When I have my anxiety attacks, usually I lay on my back or my side and I start to hyperventilate. Inside [there are] a lot of things just going through my mind, just a lot of bad things. That’s all I think about. And the more I think about it, the worse it gets. So then I usually just cry it out.
Unforeseen Changes In My Community
In my neighborhood, it’s easier to buy tobacco and alcohol than a pencil.
Overmedication
I thought it would be a shortcut to happiness — until I experienced the side effects.
A Football Family Mulls the Decision to Quit
I felt like I was making big sacrifices for a sport that I couldn’t see myself playing beyond high school. What’s all of this time and energy for?
“Gumbo:” A Tribute To Oakland
In this audio soundscape, Youth Radio poet and artist Shyra Gums compares Oakland’s diversity to a giant pot of gumbo, with beautiful, interesting ingredients.
Legalized or Not, Marijuana is Everywhere
My friends who smoke don’t see marijuana as something that can make you dependent. They look at other drugs like heroin or crack as the only stuff you really need to worry about.