Devastating Drug Addiction: The Oprah Show April 10th, 2008
Addiction is a painful secret many families are too ashamed to discuss. In 2005, one father came forward in a very public way to share what it was like to love a child whose drug and alcohol abuse threatened to tear their family apart.
Award-winning journalist David Sheff wrote about his struggle to help his son Nic overcome a crystal meth addiction in The New York Times Magazine. After the article was published, David says he realized he was not alone. His story generated an overwhelming response from other parents of addicts.
David documented his family’s struggle in “Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction”
Johnny Irwin’s response to his mother Marsha Rosenbaum’s advice about drugs, eight years after receiving the now famous “Dear Johnny” letter. You can read the “Dear Johnny” letter at the bottom of this post.
Marsha Rosenbaum is director emerita of the Safety First Project and director emerita of the San Francisco office of the Drug Policy Alliance. She received her doctorate in medical sociology from the University of California at San Francisco in 1979. From 1977 to 1995, Rosenbaum was the principal investigator on National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded studies of heroin addiction, methadone maintenance treatment, MDMA (Ecstasy), cocaine, and drug use during pregnancy.
One hour long public domain video. Includes some personal stories.
When America entered the new millennium, it entered a new era in the world of drug abuse. From the streets of the cities to the secluded family homes in the suburbs, prescription drug abuse is a problem that’s spilling out of pill bottles and into the lives of millions all across our country. Back in 2000, about 1.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs. Two years later, that number quadrupled — to more than six million. That’s a 400% increase. Thousands of people die each year because they overdose on prescription medications. Many abusers think they’re an FDA-approved high, while others become addicted after using powerful painkillers to treat legitimate pain. During this broadcast, learn how abusers are getting their drugs and how law enforcement, doctors, and pharmacists are fighting the problem. Hear from recovering addicts, treatment providers, doctors, robbery victims and more. Prescription drugs kill much more than pain.
Abuse of alcohol and marijuana led Joel to prescription painkillers. Joel and his family describe addiction, denial, and recovery. Trevor finds support to avoid drug use. H. Westley Clark, M.D., SAMHSA, and Howard Shaffer, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, answer FAQ. 28 minutes. Recommended for grades 5 through college, parents, and other caregivers. .
An evaluation by Harvard Medical School shows that Drugs: True Stories meets SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) criteria.
This DVD can be ordered on www.wordscanwork.com.
The Early Show Video on “Battling Teen Substance Abuse” December 8th, 2005
Jennifer Jicka was like most other teenagers until drugs entered the picture. Tracy Smith spoke with one family’s ordeal to help their daughter get past her addiction and into recovery.
Go to “http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=1103187n%3fsource=search_video” to view the video.
Dr. Richard Falzone is a psychiatrist who completed residency training in Adult Psychiatry and fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Mass General and McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School. In addition to general psychiatry, Dr. Falzone specializes in substance abuse and addictions in the adolescent and adult populations.
Dr. Falzone videos include:
1. A Substance Abuse Introduction
2. Inhalants
3. Cocaine and Methamphetamine
4.Teen Parties
5. Psychology of Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Introduction by Dr. Richard Falzone
Parents need accurate information in order to help guide their children away from getting into trouble with substance abuse. Dr. Richard Falzone is a psychiatrist who completed residency training in Adult Psychiatry and fellowship training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Mass General and McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School. In addition to general psychiatry, Dr. Falzone specializes in substance abuse and addictions in the adolescent and adult populations.
Hairspray, glue and gas are abused by kids across the nation. Addicts and experts of these household drugs visited the nation’s capital to raise awareness. Susan Roberts of CBSnews reports.
Tweens Favor Inhalants To Get High
March 13, 2008(WebMD) A newly released federal government report points to an alarming trend – that preteens and young teens who use drugs chose inhalants as a “gateway” drug to other illicit drugs.
The findings released at the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition’s latest news conference reveal that among young drug users, 12- and 13-year-olds sniff common household chemicals to get high, often before moving on to marijuana or abusing pain pills.
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