Teen Prescribed 10 Psychiatric Drugs. She’s Not Alone. GENERATION OF GUINEA PIGS – Aug. 27, 2022 - A study published in 2020 in the journal Pediatrics found that 40.7 percent of people ages 2 to 24 who were prescribed a drug for attention deficit hyperactivity diso... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 30 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabteenagersTrauma
How to School Your Kids About Substance Abuse Prevention WHEN TALK ISN’T ENOUGH - THERE’S ALWAYS REHAB – Aug 25, 2022 - As your children get older, you should talk to them about the risks of using substances, in a concerned manner rather than as a scare tactic. Howev... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 30 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagersTrauma
Program Helping Youth to Detox From Technology Addiction THE 11th COMMANDMENT – Spring 2022 - I’m in my room consistently. “I just want to be left alone on my iPad and it makes me moody and angry for some reason.” Kokoda Youth Foundation CEO Johllene Elson said, “... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionRecoveryRehabSmartphone Addictionteenagers
13-Year-Old Boy Dead from Accidental Fentanyl Overdose VIDEO – ARE YOU SOBBING OR SCREAMING? – Aug. 12, 2022 - AURORA, Colo. — Younger and younger kids are being impacted by the opiate epidemic. On Wednesday, 13-year-old Jose Hernandez was found dea... Read More...Aug 16 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinteenagersTrauma
To Raise Successful Kids Neuroscience Says Do This PERCHANCE TO DREAM MORE – July 2022 - Finally, in districts that have in fact delayed start times, it does appear that students shift a considerable chunk of their newfound time to sleep. It all seems to add u... Read More...Aug 2 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainsomniainterventionlife expectancyMental Healthteenagers
Beth Macy Proud of Dopesick’s 14 Emmy Nominations AUDIO – IT ALL STARTS WITH WORDS ON THE PAGE – July 12, 2022 - “It’s really great to see the show getting accolades,” Macy said. As one of the executive producers of her show, Macy will get to personally tak... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 19 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Prozac Was Just The Beginning WHO DOESN’T NEED MEDS NOW? – July 10, 2022 - Their pediatrician recommended she come off the Adderall to determine whether the Paxil worked. While she was off the Adderall, her grades slipped. She recently star... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 19 2022Mental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Father Says Son’s High School Prescribed Him Anti-Depressants Without Notifying Him VIDEO – BRAVE NEW WORLD IS HERE – July 3, 2022 - In a viral TikTok, a father shares his shock and frustration that his 15-year-old son’s high school was supplying him with antidepressants without his knowledge... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 12 2022Mental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Playing Russian Roulette…How Fentanyl Addiction Tore a Santa Clarita Family Apart LAST ADDICT STANDING – July 1, 2022 - Their lives resembled those of the many trapped by addiction – in and out of rehab, jail cells and hospital beds – until the two Santa Clarita parents suffering from fentan... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJuly 12 2022methopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Are Smartphones Making Kids Dumb? JUST CALL THEM DIGITAL DRUGS – June 29, 2022 - I am a dad of two teenage sons, the only ones in their respective grades without smartphones. Their images — and “cool factor” — take hits because I won’t let the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionJuly 5 2022Mental HealthSmartphone Addictionteenagers
Psychosis, Chronic Vomiting: Potent Weed Making Teens Sick A HIGH SO LOW – June 23, 2022 - This was not your average weed. The oil and waxes she bought from dealers were typically about 90% THC, the psychoactive component in marijuana. But because these products were d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 28 2022marijuanaRecoverysmokingteenagersweed
19-Year-Old TikToker Cooper Noriega Has Died SO MUCH POTENTIAL – June 13, 2022 - Model and social media influencer Cooper Noriega, who obtained 2.8 million TikTok and 599,000 Instagram followers with a series of posts exploring his day-to-day life in Los ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetJune 21 2022life expectancySmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma
Maine Students Want To End Stigma With New Series VIDEO – NEVER STOP TRYING – June 8, 2022 - “I think everybody should learn from this because substance use is a very important topic. We want to make sure that people understand how this not only affects them p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionJune 14 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagers
Mental Health Clinics in School? NO! Says School Board WHO’S MORE CRAZY? – June 5, 2022 - In March, Killingly’s board members rejected the plan by a vote of 6 to 3. After that, dozens of supporters of the clinic filed a complaint with Connecticut’s Board of Educati... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJune 14 2022Mental HealthRecoverysuicideteenagersTrauma
Did the Pandemic Cause Mental Illness in Kids or Just Make it Worse? VIDEO – THE OTHER PANDEMIC WITHIN A PANDEMIC – June 3, 2022 - There is probably a small group of kids who get long Covid where you might say that there is some direct impact of the Covid virus on the brain, but... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressioninterventionJune 7 2022Mental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
California Parents Could Sue For Social Media Addiction GOOD LUCK – May 24, 2022 - Business groups have warned that if the bill passes, social media companies would most likely cease operations for children in California rather than face the legal risk. The propo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMay 31 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionteenagersvideo games
Cannabis Edibles Risk Kid’s Safety ADULTS ONLY! – May 26, 2022 - Major food companies including PepsiCo, General Mills and Kellogg’s recently urged U.S. senators and members of Congress in a joint letter to broaden language in the SHOP SA... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionmarijuanaMay 31 2022potRecoverysmokingteenagersTrauma
End Teen Drug Addiction A BROTHER’S LAMENT – May 18, 2022 - He was addicted to opioids and many other drugs at the time, so living with him was a scary time. We had no idea when he might snap or if he could overdose. This is the re... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMay 24 2022Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagersTrauma
High School Students Tell How The Pandemic Changed Them OUT OF DIFFICULTY COMES GROWTH – May 14, 2022 - When school went online, Ruby, then a freshman, was self-conscious about showing her house on camera. She also had a hard time finding a quiet place to concentra... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusMay 17 2022Mental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Family Grieving After 15-year-old girl Dies VIDEO – HER FUTURE IS OVER – May 12, 2022 - A small-town South Carolina family found their daughter dead in her bedroom after she took a $3 pill that turned out to be fentanyl. Lana Hooker-Hashem was an honor s... Read More...Big PharmafentanylMay 17 2022teenagersTrauma
How to Talk to Kids about Drugs VIDEO – EARLY AND OFTEN – April 28, 2022 - “You have to have a very direct conversation,” she said. “You have to say, ‘I’m not saying you’re going to do it, but in the event you’re around people and doing it, I... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionlife expectancyMay 3 2022Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Addiction Recovery High School MIGHT Open VIDEO – WHAT GOOD? – April 26, 2022 - “This school keeps those students separate from the general education students, so they can work on their recovery and continue in their recovery and not be subject to thos... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagersTrauma
‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis For U.S. Teens VIDEO – The X-GENERATION – April 23, 2022 - American adolescence is undergoing a drastic change. Three decades ago, the gravest public health threats to teenagers in the United States came from binge drinking, ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressioninterventionlife expectancyMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoverysuicideteenagers
Family Suing Social Media over Son’s Suicide VIDEO ONLY – EVIL ON THE SMALL SCREEN – April 27, 2022 - “When we found him, his phone was still on-still in his hand”, explained CJ Dawleys’ mother. She continued, “He was so addicted to his phone... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetlife expectancyMay 3 2022Mental HealthSmartphone AddictionsuicideteenagersTrauma
Multiple Middle School Students Possibly Overdose MIDNIGHT IN AMERICA? – April 22, 2022 - A source told Mid-Hudson News that the students were reported to be suffering from a reaction to a drug that they had ingested. Poughkeepsie City School District Super... Read More...April 26 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyOverdoseteenagersTrauma
Substance Abuse Addressed At Spoon River College VIDEO – SHARE ’TIL IT HURTS – April 13, 2022 - “These kids are struggling,” Ryan said. “Depression, thinking of suicide, we need more resources but we need to talk about it. People need HOPE. People need purpos... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 19 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietydepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabsuicideteenagers
Teen Deaths Rose Sharply From Fentanyl-Laced Pills NPR TELLS THE STORY – April 12, 2022 - “So many of our young people are so busy being taught to not use drugs that when they are exposed to them or they’re surrounded by it, they actually have very little infor... Read More...April 19 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinterventionopioidsOverdoseteenagersTrauma
Instagram and Snapchat Addiction Allegedly Led to 17-Year-Old Boy’s Suicide MEDIA OVERDOSE DEATH – April 12, 2022 - The suit, shared with Gizmodo and filed on behalf of Wisconsin teen Christopher J. Dawley by the Social Media Victim Law Center, seeks to hold the two companies accounta... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 19 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninternetinterventionMental HealthSmartphone AddictionsuicideteenagersTrauma
Addiction in Euphoria EUPHORIA IN ADDICTION – April 5, 2022 - But that’s not to say that the show’s creators aren’t providing a brutally honest portrayal of how addiction affects those around you. After all, the only other TV show t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 12 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionopioidsOverdoseRecoveryRehabteenagersTrauma
Teens Talk Social Media and Body Image A REFLECTION OF THE TIMES – Mar. 31, 2022 - As we regularly do when The Times writes about an issue that touches the lives of young people, we used our daily Student Opinion forum to ask teenagers to share the... Read More...April 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating DisorderinternetinterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma