Why Do Some Adolescents Engage in Risky Behavior During Puberty

question 50

Essay

Why do some adolescents engage in risky behavior during puberty? How can you decrease the likelihood that adolescents will engage in health-compromising behavior?

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Baskets

Containers typically made of woven strands of material used for storing or carrying items; metaphorically, it refers to groups or collections of items.

Domestically

Pertaining to or within a specific country's borders, often in contrast to international or foreign.

Trade

The act of buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services between parties within an economy or between economies.

Imports

Goods or services brought into a country from abroad for sale.