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American Teenagers Dangerously Sleep Deprived

   Tired teens physically, mentally, emotionally compromised

   Julie Taboh | Washington, DC 09 September 2010
   Most  American  teenagers are missing between up to 1½ hours of sleep
   every school night.

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   Most  American  teenagers are missing between up to 1½ hours of sleep
   every school night.

   About  50 percent of American teenagers are not getting the sleep they
   need  during  the  school year, according to a poll by the [1]National