The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

In 1999 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fast tracked a new drug on its way to the market. Produced by pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., it was a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug popularly known as Vioxx. Within five years, the drug was withdrawn from the market. Vioxx’s short life was due to several unfortunate [...]

A new ad from Allstate insurance states, “Even bright, mature teenagers sometimes to things that are stupid.  But when that happens, it’s not really thier fault.  It’s because their brain hasn’t finished developing.  The underdeveloped area is called the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex.  It plays a critical part role in decision making, problem solving and [...]

The Catholic League serves a purpose, but sometimes it doesn’t quite get it. In a July 24 news release the organization describes what it calls Jay Leno’s “obsession.” Apparently the Tonight Show host has ridiculed Catholic priests six times in the past five weeks. The jokes, as reported by the Catholic League, were:
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Associated Press via CNN.com reports a troubling new study:
Four percent of American youths online have been asked to send a sexually explicit photo of themselves over the Internet, researchers say in a study.
Of the 65 youths in the study who reported receiving a request, only one actually complied. But researchers say that’s still a troubling [...]