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Drink and drug risk is lower among optimistic pupils with 'happy' memories, says study

Students who are nostalgic are less likely to use marijuana or skip class

2021-01-25
(Press-News.org) Teenagers with happy childhood memories are likely to drink less, take fewer drugs and enjoy learning, according to research published in the peer-reviewed journal END


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New advances in the detection of bias in face recognition algorithms

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[Press-News.org] Drink and drug risk is lower among optimistic pupils with 'happy' memories, says study
Students who are nostalgic are less likely to use marijuana or skip class