Parenting a teenager is not easy. There are so many things we as parents need to figure out and navigate and monitor and discuss. Are they having sex? Are they doing drugs? Are they skipping school? Are they making good choices? Somehow, we have to figure out how to help guide them and keep them … [Read more...]
One-on-one with a Parent Who Has Experienced the Opioid Epidemic Firsthand
It was 2012 when Tyla Savard realized her daughter, Carrissa, had a serious substance use disorder. Carrissa was struggling with fentanyl - something Savard didn’t even know how to spell, to try to find information on the Internet. “It didn’t matter” she said. “There was no information.” Carrissa … [Read more...]
Signs, Symptoms and Risks of Drug Use in Teens—and How to Get Help
It sounds so dramatic—opioid crisis. The reality is that deaths due to drugs being laced with extremely dangerous substances are on the rise. The biggest culprit is fentanyl, a drug you can’t see or smell, and that, even just trace amounts, can cause death. Teens dabbling with drugs is nothing … [Read more...]