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Article: Close-up: teen brain: the thrills of a lifetime.(Heads Up Real News About Drugs And Your Body)(related article: Brain Change: Two Very Different Ways)
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- Scholastic Choices
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- April 1, 2004
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The teen brain is wired for thrills, chills, and adventure. Here's how to make the most of it.
"It's really scary," says 16-year-old Que Walker. "You're nervous and shaking. Then afterward, you get that same feeling you get coming off a roller coaster. You want to go again!"
Is Que talking about the effects of a drug? Other articles in this series have presented the stories of teens who've abused LSD, cocaine, and painkilling drugs. Although Que's intense feelings might sound like a drug high, she doesn't get her thrills from drugs. This teenager from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is describing a poetry jam, where she reads her own verses to other teens.
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