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...ba href=/sleep/a/b."The Lake Elementary School second-grader appeared alert and in good spirits as she was wheeled out of UMC's Blair E.

Batson Hospital for Children and into a waiting minivan.

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King/The Clarion-Ledger Patient-care technician Delinsa Jones (left) and registered nurse Tammy Womack assist Kateria Chatman, 7, of Jackson to a waiting minivan after she is released from Blair E.

Batson Hospital for Children on Thursday afternoon.

Both of Kateria's legs and an arm were wrapped in bandages.

Chatman said her daughter is expected to make a full recovery but will have to undergo physical therapy.Chatman said Jackson school officials have pledged to work with Kateria by sending work home to ensure she does not have to repeat the second grade.Kateria was in the bed when gunfire rained on the Mount Vernon Avenue home of her grandparents around 10:30 p.m.

last Friday.She was hit in both thighs, her right foot, the arm and buttocks, and a bullet grazed her head.David Elkin, a UMC psychologist, said nightmares and a tendency to be "clingy" with adults is normal among children who have suffered from a life-threatening event.

But the continuation of symptoms like these after more than a few weeks could be a sign of Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome."But that doesn't mean that she is going to have it," he said.Young children are resilient and can bounce back more quickly than adults from psychological trauma, Elkin said."I'm 40, and, if this had happened to me, I would be freaking out,...

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It was a nightmare." Rich, the University of Wisconsin-Madison junior, has taken Adderall for two years to study for tests.

During that time his grades have improved.

Today, he feels dependent.

University of Wisconsin-Madison's health center is seeing a growing number of cases like his.

"We see a blend of psychological and physical dependence," Heiligenstein said.

"Students take it, get better results and feel like they can't go off.

They say - I feel like I've built my whole GPA on this.

How can I stop?

" Critics worry the drug is now being used like an academic steroid, creating an unfair playing field on college campuses.

But not everyone is popping it.

"I'll stick with caffeine," said Amanda Rosen, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as she walked into the campus library, a chai tea in hand.

"That way I'll know that I'm getting the grade." - ABOUT ADDERALL _Adderall is the most widely prescribed medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a neurobehavioral disorder that makes people hyperactive and incapable of concentrating.

There were 8.7 million prescriptions for Adderall in 2005.

_Adderall is an amphetamine that allows users to stay focused and awake all night.

The federal government has classified Adderall under the same category as cocaine, opium and morphine, drugs with a high potential for abuse.

It is illegal to sell it or take it without a prescription.

_Adderall can cause insomnia, irritability and loss of...

...ba href=/sleep/a/b, dizziness from medications and poor judgment from illegal drugs slow drivers' reactions and impair judgment.3.

Drive defensively: Scan for potential risks.

Identify possible problems.

Predict what might develop.

Decide how to avoid a collision.

Execute your decision.4.

Let others in.

The fourth leading cause of fatal crashes is failure to yield right of way.5.

Don't worry; be happy.

Increased traffic congestion in many areas is triggering more and more road rage over small problems.6.

Obey the speed limit.

Speeding or driving too fast for conditions is the reason for one in five fatal crashes.7.

Allow ample time so you won't try to dart through traffic to make up lost minutes.8.

Stay off the phone, and don't eat, apply makeup or fiddle with the radio.

Driving is its own multi-tasking.9.

Check your blind spots.

Remember, you share the road with motorcycles and bicycles that can disappear quickly between your mirrors.10.

Use your turn signals, so other drivers can correctly anticipate your movements.

"It's been pretty cool," he said.

"The hardest part is learning how to back up and just get started."Like a lot of teens, Armond, who lives on the Eastside, is supplementing lessons from his parents with instruction at a formal driving school.

That's working out well because he says learning from his father is "nerve wracking.

He yells a lot."Learning to drive is inherently stressful, but there's a lot you can do to minimize the anxiety.The best way for young drivers to prep...