Kids’ Mental health is pediatricians’ greatest concern HEALING EMOTIONAL BOO BOOS – Feb. 27, 2021 - Pediatricians and adolescent health experts have cautioned for months that the uncertainty and anxiety spurred by the pandemic, coupled with the lack of social conta... Read More...Articles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusdepressioninterventionlonelinessMental HealthSliderteenagersTrauma
This Message Will Self-Destruct: Snapchat & the Tragic Death of a 16-year-old by Christopher Dale WHAT A PRICE TO PAY – Feb. 16, 2021 - On Sunday, February 7, 16-year-old Samuel Chapman asked his father for a cheeseburger, then went to his room to play video games. An hour later his m... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021fentanylinternetinterventionMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseteenagersTrauma
TV Host Dr. Laura Berman’s 16-year-old Son Dies from Overdose from Drug Dealer on Snapchat WATCH – DEAR GOD, MAKE IT STOP – Feb. 8, 2021 - Berman first shared the news of her son’s death on Instagram Sunday, writing that her son got “the drugs delivered to the house” in an “experimentation gone bad.” “... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021fentanyllife expectancyMental HealthOverdoseteenagersTrauma
When I Was Labeled a ‘Troubled’ Teen, I Obliged WHEN IS IT TOO TOUGH? – January 12, 2021 - The years leading up to my being taken and the eventual break out is now a blur of misanthropy. I was reckless, taking my mom’s car out for joy rides without permissio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabteenagers
The Pandemic’s Toll on Children’s Mental Health SUFFER THE CHILDREN, AND TEENS, TOO – Jan 12, 2021 - KRISSY WILLIAMS, 15, had attempted suicide before, but never with pills.The teen was diagnosed with schizophrenia when she was 9. People with this chronic mental... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 2 2021interventionlife expectancylonelinessMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocatesuicideteenagersTrauma
Serious Side Effects of Smoking Pot Every Day Gray matter matters – Jan. 2, 2021 - “Make no mistake about it, smoking marijuana daily carries with it very real potential for addiction. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that between 9% and 30%... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJan 12 2021life expectancymarijuanaMental HealthsmokingteenagersTrauma
Warning Signs For Technology Addiction In Children WATCH – Friendly little robots – Dec 24, 2020 - Online learning and being stuck at home can create more opportunities for technology addiction to set in for children. What are the warning signs, and what can p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 29 2020internetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionteenagersvideo games
Pills to powder: 1 in 3 high school seniors who misused prescription opioids later used heroin Graduating to Oblivion U. – Oct. 20, 2020 - “There was an increase in opioid prescribing in the 1990s and 2000s that contributed to the opioid epidemic,” he said. “Health professionals and the larger public he... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionNov 24 2020opioid crisisopioidsteenagers
Types of Teen Addictions parents should be on the lookout for LISTEN – Check their phones daily – Nov. 9, 2020 - Screen Addiction While almost every parent stresses over the amount of time their kids spend on electronic devices every day, you wouldn’t think t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonedepressionfood addictionGaminginternetinterventionlife expectancylonelinessmarijuanaMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRehabSexual AddictionSmartphone AddictionteenagersVapingvideo games
How to Recognize Teen Cyberbullying With virtual interaction becoming even more prevalent during this time of social distancing, teen cyberbullying is on the rise. One out of every three teens has experienced cyberbullying. Because it causes distress a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassioninternetinterventionlonelinessMental Healthnonprofit organizationNov 10 2020RecoverysuicideteenagersTrauma
Did the ‘Benadryl Challenge’ Prompt Warnings of Overdose Risk? Tick Tock on American Teens – Sep. 15, 2020 - In Summer 2020, the so-named “Benadryl Challenge” dared social media users — generally teenagers — to overdose on the common allergy medication Benadryl to elicit ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseSept 22 2020teenagers
What Everyone Should Know About Teen Suicide Prevention We can all help... September 18, 2020 - Experts say it’s too soon to tell whether suicide rates are already spiking as a result of the pandemic. But they warn that the risks are significant. The authors of a rec... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 22 2020suicideteenagers
Navigating sobriety as a teen: ‘They told me I was going to die’ WATCH – No one has to die – Sept. 4, 2020 - This time was different, though. When Leahy was going through patient intake at the hospital, he told the doctors what he had taken — the remnants of a bottle of liquid Per... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousDrug Abuse and AddictionOverdoseRecoveryRehabSept 8 2020teenagers
MTV to premiere series on teenagers battling addiction WATCH – A show showing the reality – August 31, 2020 - That’s why she decided to let others see what the battle of addiction looks like. It’s a story that – while it may be difficult to watch, and difficult fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSept 8 2020teenagers
Screen addiction causes children to lose ability to draw And to think... – August 16, 2020 - Bekaroglu said “addiction” in children emerges by the age of 4, when the parents and child cannot establish quality communication and interaction. Sometimes the child cannot... Read More...August 18 2020Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetlonelinessMental HealthSmartphone Addictionteenagersvideo games
Treating Teen Addiction With Compassion and Empathy Stop before it’s too late... – June 8, 2020 - While it may sound amazing, the entire value-based care methodology boils down to application. Does the value-based care approach improve healthcare in practice? Sp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 16 2020teenagers
Teen develops a novel patent to prevent the spiking of drinks The Last Straw – March 11, 2020 - So, at 16, while in her junior year at Oxbridge Academy, Benarde invented a product, cleverly titled the NightCap,... Read More...March 24 2020teenagers
Newport Academy Announces National Conference Series on Teen Mental Health and Sustainable Healing Education Is Key – February 20, 2020 - Sadly, when left untreated, mental health disorders can also lead to serious, life-threatening consequences. Every day, there are an average of 3,000 suicide attempts by y... Read More...March 3 2020Mental HealthRehabteenagers
Teaching Kids How to Reverse an Overdose in a Dystopian Present Teach Your Children Hell – Feb. 23, 2020 - In Carter County, where 56,000 people live in a cluster of small cities and rural towns on the North Carolina border, nearly 60 people have died from opioid overdoses ... Read More...Feb 25 2020Overdoseteenagers
Boys, 12 being treated for online porn addiction WE had to walk 2 miles uphill to get porn – February 16, 2020 - ...today kids of 12 can just click on to these porn sites and they are there in the middle of this extreme stuff.“ In the last five years I have n... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 18 2020GamingSexual Addictionteenagers
Number of Homeless Students Rises to New High It Has Come To This! – February 3, 2020 - It was the highest number recorded in more than a dozen years, and experts said it reflected a growing problem that could negatively affect children’s academic pe... Read More...Feb 11 2020homelessRehabteenagers
Appropriate Care After Nonfatal Overdose in Teens Stunningly Poor Grown-ups at fault – January 14, 2020 - In the addiction treatment field, we actually don’t abide by the old adage of people having to “hit rock bottom” before they are ready to get treatment. This is somewhat ... Read More...Heroin AddictionJan 28 2020Overdoseteenagers