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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009
Tourette syndrome (TS) is an inheritable, childhood-onset neurologic disorder marked by persistent multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic. Tics are involuntary, repetitive, stereotypic movements or vocalizations that are usually sudden and rapid and often can be suppressed for short periods. The prevalence of TS is uncertain; the broad…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Adolescents, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
Malarcher, A.; Jones, S. E.; Morris, E.; Kann, L.; Buckley, R. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009
In the United States, cigarette use is the leading cause of preventable death, and most adult smokers started before the age of 18 years. Nicotine dependence maintains tobacco use and makes quitting difficult. Despite their relatively short smoking histories, many adolescents who smoke are nicotine dependent, and such dependence can lead to daily…
Descriptors: Smoking, Adolescents, High School Students, Health Behavior