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Photo Source: www.dose.ca ABUSE MAGAZINE Trunking Some teens think rules were made for breaking and they’ve gotten very creative about how they break those rules. Many states prohibit teens under the age of 18 who have either a learner’s permit or a driver’s license from transporting other teens. Some states call it a graduated driver’s licensing program or something similar. 701-282-5305 “We are proud to support our future leaders in their efforts to remain ABUSE FREE!” 1617 32nd Ave. S. • Fargo, ND Back when we were teens, once we had a license at 16, we could usually fill up our car with our friends — assuming our parents were OK with it — and hit the road. But today, that’s not the case in many states. To get around it, some teens are having their friends ride in the trunks of their cars. FARGO FREIGHTLINER Additionally, teens sometimes do this when they have no additional room for passengers in the actual car. Trunking is dangerous for obvious reasons — mainly, in the event of a car accident, the riders in the trunk can be injured or killed. www.fargofreightliner.com Chatroulette.com “The number one most dangerous teen fad is ChatRoulette.com. The site is essentially random Skype, where people — adults, teens and kids — can video chat with random strangers 24 hours a day,” Sound concerning? It is — for obvious reasons. And while it might seem anonymous, your teen could reveal info that would allow the person they’re chatting with to locate them. The roulette part of this game is that your teen has no idea who is on the other side of the screen — perhaps it’s someone who is in their underwear or naked. We are proud to support preventative education for our youth! 701-293-9133 3440 36th Street SW • Fargo, ND 3175 25th Street S • Fargo, ND Linson Pharmacy Photo Source: www.huffingtonpost.com 701-293-6022 Kids...Popping Pills is a prescription for DISASTER! 808 3rd Ave. - Suite #303 Fargo, ND 701-364-4040 Condom snorting Generally, parents would want their teens to use condoms versus remain unprotected, but in this case, we’re not talking about utilizing condoms for sexual activity. If your teen takes the “condom challenge,” he’s going to snort a condom through his nose and pull it out of his mouth. Yes, really. It’s hard to imagine how one wins this condom snorting challenge, other than not choking to death. “Proud to support an ABUSE FREE youth!” abusemagazine.org | North Dakota Spring/Summer 2014 | 43