Adolescence has been identified as a unique period of human development characterized by heightened exposure to a variety of environmental and social stressors. This developmental period is therefore also a particularly vulnerable period to the physiological effects of stress. One stressor known to have detrimental physiological effects, and that is common in adolescents, is the introduction of tobacco products and tobacco use. [Read more...]
An introduction to my summer research project, “Adolescence as a Unique Period of Vulnerability to Environmental Stressors: Nicotine Exposure Effects on Adolescent Versus Adult Anxiety Utilizing The Light Enhanced Startle Paradigm”
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