According to CDC data, overdose deaths among adolescents increased 109 percent between 2019 and 2021, with counterfeit pills playing a role in nearly 25 percent of deaths.
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eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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According to CDC data, overdose deaths among adolescents increased 109 percent between 2019 and 2021, with counterfeit pills playing a role in nearly 25 percent of deaths.
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New research suggests cannabis use can alter development of the cerebral cortex and, in a fraction of patients, increase risk for psychosis.
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So, what can parents do?
First, talk to your teen about fentanyl. Have an open dialogue, asking questions about whether they’ve heard about fentanyl and are aware of fake pills. Know that many drug sales happen through social media, and ask whether your teen has been approached on TikTok, Snapchat, or other platforms. Spend more time listening than lecturing. Counsel them about the risks of fentanyl but avoid fear-mongering. Teens benefit most when we empower them to make safe decisions, and commonly tune us out if we use scare tactics.
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“Parents are only reading stories about kids who die at festivals because of their MDMA use, rather than having casual conversation with people of all ages who use these drugs.”
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Pot brownies and colorful gummies may look harmless and can be easy to hide, but it’s important for caregivers to help adolescents understand the risks.
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California teenager Alexander Neville ordered what he thought was oxycodone pills through social media app Snapchat. What he did not know was they were laced with a deadly dose of fentanyl. Australian experts say users and authorities should be alert for drugs sold on social media.
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“The dealers were given stars according to quickness of delivery, quality of package disguise and the quality of the product.”
Talk with your kids about how dangerous Fentanyl is. Tell them to steer clear of it.Â
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Health professionals who say they have seen an increase in the number of very young children under the influence of solvents and inhalants warn the consequences of their actions are irreversible.
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While the majority of teenagers don't take illicit drugs, there's still a chance you might be offered them. Here's how to say no, according to an expert.
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At least my “this is your brain on drugs” generation understood fear. Now, narcotics are the new boxed wine.
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Experts link use of the drug in teenage years to cases of depression later in life.
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It can be really tricky to know what to do when someone you care about starts using drugs. Raising the issue and listening without judgement is a good place to start.
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Buyers think you can tell the purity of a substance by looking at on an app – evidence shows they're mistaken.
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Beautiful Boy, adapted from a father and son's memoirs, is less interested in the mysteries of middle class addiction and more interested in the parental nightmare.
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“People think that if you overdose on drugs, you either die or you’re O.K., but that’s not true.”
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When Washington decided to embrace marijuana, it felt as if the electorate had conspired to legalize arson, or dropped the drinking age to 14.
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Recent Australian research found that 1 in 3 kids say they would turn to their parents for advice about drugs – but would you know what to say to your teen? Find out what you need to know, how to talk to your teen and what to do if you are concerned your child may be misusing drugs or alcohol.
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How did two best friends go straight from school to a global drug importing scheme?
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Drug deaths draw the most notice, but more addicted people live than die. For them and their families, life can be a relentless cycle of worry, hope and chaos.
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Losing my mother was, in some ways, easier than getting my father back.
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Iceland used to have a big teenage drinking, smoking and drug problem. Now it doesn't.
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Her childhood, Karen Oates said, was happy. We talked, when we met at her home in Huapai, about her family and what went wrong. She boiled the jug for instant coffee and her cuckoo - New Zealand Herald
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If a kid can hide heroin in a graphing calculator, who knows what depths of depravity he may be able to conceal in a Wii U?
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In Iceland, teenage smoking, drinking and drug use have been radically cut in the past 20 years. Emma Young finds out how they did it, and why other countries won’t follow suit.
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Curfews, sports, and understanding kids’ brain chemistry have all helped dramatically curb substance abuse in the country.
This sounds partially along the lines of "midnight basketball" that was pursued a number of years ago in the US. The Iceland experience suggests that the US pursuit was along the right lines, but it seems to have disappeared so what happened? -Lon