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Digital Health Practices, Social Media Use, and Mental Well-Being Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S.

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Hopelab & Well Being Trust 42 "I watched videos of people talking about their family member's eating disorders, because my roommate had one and I didn't know how to support her." — 21-year-old White female "I asked about the electric cigarettes to quit smoking; a lot of people had something to say but I asked if the gum or those cigarettes are addicting. Because my friend can't seem to stop using them." — 17-year-old Latino male "My mom was making me get the hepatitis A vaccine and [another] one for HPV and I didn't know what the shots were for, and I was too scared to ask the nurse about it, especially after she started talking about gay sex & warts, so I went online to [a medical website] and tried to research it myself. It's still hard to do that when you don't what the words mean. I finally asked my mom & she sat down with me, and we got online and did the pros & cons. I felt better after cause she was explaining what I didn't understand." — 14-year-old White female VIEW MORE QUOTES Digital Health Practices In Their Own Words

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