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
Why is There a Mental-Health Crisis Among American Children? SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN – Mar. 23, 2022 - Last June, researchers from Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine documented six unusual cases in the journal Movement Disorders. The subjects wer... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionlonelinessMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma
House Full Of Children Under 8 Treated For Overdosing VIDEO – NOT THRILL PILLS – March 23, 2022 - “They were left unsupervised for a short period of time and one of the kids that have prescription medication got into it and shared with the other children here,” L... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 29 2022Mental HealthOverdoseRecoveryteenagersTrauma
4-Month-Old Shot to Death By 14 Year Old NO GUN CONTROL IN AMERICA – March 16, 2022 - The department’s Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit took the teen into custody Wednesday and transported him to the Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center while the in... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancyMarch 22 2022Mental HealthteenagersTrauma
TikTok Leaves Teens Thinking They Have Mental Illness CRAZY – Dec. 26, 2021 - “We have to convince these kids to release their self-diagnoses but when they leave us they go right back into that TikTok community which reinforces their beliefs,” said Don Grant, exec... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonedepressioninternetinterventionMarch 15 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma
Biden Blames Social Media For ‘Mental Health Crisis’ ALGORITHMS ARE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL – Mar. 1, 2022 - Biden wants to “stop discriminatory algorithmic decision-making that limits opportunities for young Americans,” the White House said. “When a girl sea... Read More...Alcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusinternetinterventionMarch 8 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma
If Only I Had ‘Euphoria’ During Height of My Drug Addiction VIDEO – THIS IS NOW – Feb. 28, 2022 - It’s making addicts and the people who love them feel less alone, and it’s illuminating the dark reality of addiction for people who might be struggling to understand. The ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyMay 8 2018Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabteenagersTrauma
Euphoria Holds Up a Mirror to My Addiction Experience. This show quite literally saves me. By Natalie Alcala IS HOLLYWOOD, AGAIN, GLAMORIZING DRUG ABUSE IN EUPHORIA? OR IS IT TRUTH TELLING? – Feb 21, 2022 - TV and film elevate storylines by incorporating interesting people, exciting visuals, brilliant dialogue, and a... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMarch 1 2022Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabteenagersTrauma
Teen Girls With Eating Disorders Doubled During Pandemic IF FOOD BE THE MUSIC OF LIFE – Feb. 25, 2022 - Covid-19 remained the predominant reason for ER visits among kids – particularly among children too young to be vaccinated during the Omicron wave, when visits for... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusEating DisorderinterventionMarch 1 2022Recoveryteenagers
Snapchat Promises New Rules to Fight Drug Sales IT’S ABOUT TIME – Feb. 24, 2022 - Snapchat says it’s making changes to make it harder for kids to buy drugs on its platform, and it has to do with how “friends” are recommended on the app. An NBC News inves... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylinternetinterventionMarch 1 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma
Middle-school Child Falls Prey to Fatal Fentanyl VIDEO – AMERICAN NIGHTMARE – Feb. 18, 2022 - But about a year and a half ago, the middle schooler confessed to his parents about a very adult problem: He was experimenting with oxycodone, a prescription painki... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 22 2022fentanyllife expectancyopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmateenagersTrauma
Teen Substance Abuse Trends VIDEO – MORE PREVENTION FOR TEEN USE – Feb. 8, 2022 - Scholz joined us to talk more about teen substance abuse trends which include a spike in Fetanyl use, alcohol use, marijuana, prescription pills and even o... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 15 2022fentanylinterventionmarijuanaMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Mom Says 17-Year-old Son Was Denied Treatment For His Drug Addiction VIDEO – KEEP TRYING AND STAY ALIVE – Feb. 8, 2022 - Benton says she was stunned when her 17-year-old son was discharged from Novant without receiving any treatment. “Told my dad, you have to come get him. W... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 15 2022interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabteenagersTrauma
‘Euphoria’ Finally Shows Dark Reality Addiction VIDEO – NOT A NETWORK PROGRAM – Feb. 8, 2022 - “You’re not a good person, Rue,” her mother Leslie tells her while she scans her eyes for remorse during an intense standoff, while Rue stares back in search of an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 15 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabteenagersTrauma
‘I was a teen alcoholic – it put me in hospital 15 times’ ALIVE AND WELL – Jan. 24, 2022 - A woman who battled alcoholism as a teen has revealed her addiction put her in hospital 15 times before she gave it up for good. Audra Hanson, now 25, was just 16 when she firs... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 1 2022interventionlife expectancyMental Healthteenagers
700,000 US Teens Navigate School Without Family Support or Permanent Housing EDUCATION IS NOW A LUXURY ITEM – Jan. 3, 2022 - Others, like Ruby, were booted out when they became pregnant. “Since coming to Covenant House six months ago, they’ve helped me with food, clothing, diapers for ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirushomelessinterventionJan 11 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma