Β A free pass for being young and dumb! Β From romps in the back seat with near strangers, to wild and crazy parties and hideous tattoos you’re scared to tell your kids about, everybody has a high school horror story.
The government knows that sometimes we don’t make the best Β decisions when we’re young and think we’re invincible. Β Just think about the tough rules on booze and cigarettes. Β And now you can add teen tanning to the list. Β
The FDA is requiring new warning labels on tanning beds, stressing that the machines should not be used by anyone under the age of 18. Β It’s the government’s way to try to curb melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Β The CDC says people who tan before the age of 35 have a 59 percent higher risk of contracting it.
Many of those patients are diagnosed later in life and say they didn’t realize the damage they were doing when they were young. Β That got us wondering about what other things we did as teens that we regret as adults. Β
Our Man on the Edge, Robert Wilder, hit the streets to unload some teenage baggage…
